Search results
William Averell Harriman (November 15, 1891 – July 26, 1986), better known as Averell Harriman, was an American Democratic politician, businessman, and diplomat.
Jul 22, 2024 · W. Averell Harriman (born November 15, 1891, New York City, New York, U.S.—died July 26, 1986, Yorktown Heights) was a statesman who was a leading U.S. diplomat in relations with the Soviet Union during World War II and the subsequent Cold War. He also served as the governor of New York (1954–58).
W. Averell Harriman was one of the more prominent public figures of the 20th Century, holding major positions in diplomacy, government, and business. Harriman served as Ambassador to the Soviet Union in 1943, and later to Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1946.
Jul 27, 1986 · W. Averell Harriman, the durable Democrat who was Governor of New York from 1955 to 1959 and served four Presidents in key diplomatic roles, died early yesterday at Birchgrove, his home...
- www.encyclopedia.com
- › History
W. Averell Harriman. Born November 15, 1891 New York, New York Died July 26, 1986 Yorktown Heights, New York. U.S. secretary of commerce, statesman, industrialist. W. Averell Harriman played a key role in many important political events of the twentieth century, including events during the Cold War.
HARRIMAN, W(illiam) Averell(b. 15 November 1891 in New York City; d. 26 July 1986 in Yorktown Heights, New York), financier, sportsman, diplomat, governor of New York, and elder statesman of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations of the 1960s.
In 1936, Averell Harriman, then chairman of the board of the Union Pacific Railroad, built the first streamlined U.S. passenger trains. Looking to attract passenger traffic to his railroad business, he hit upon the idea of building a ski resort.
Averell Harriman was inducted into the United States Croquet Hall of Fame in 1979.
In a deal that was called the biggest in the history of American shipping, Harriman's company took over the prewar trade routes of the Hamburg-American Line, making Averell one of the most powerful figures in American shipping. Averell was also active on Wall Street, where with his brother E. Roland Harriman he formed the investment house of W ...
During the early years of World War II, he helped coordinate lend-lease aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union. From 1943 until 1946, Harriman was the ambassador to the Soviet Union and became an early advocate of a firm policy toward Moscow.
