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Harry L. Franklin (September 5, 1880 – July 3, 1927) was a director of silent films in the United States.
Harold Lloyd " Harry " Hopkins (August 17, 1890 – January 29, 1946) was an American statesman, public administrator, and presidential advisor.
Jun 12, 2006 · Lacking an official title for most of his years in Washington, Harry Hopkins came to be known as President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 'Deputy President.'
Harry L. Hopkins was a U.S. New Deal Democratic administrator who personified the ideology of vast federal work programs to relieve unemployment in the 1930s; he continued as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s emissary and closest personal adviser during World War II.
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Hopkins's loyal service to his country helped President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945; served 1933–45; see entry) guide the United States through the Great Depression (1929–41) and World War II (1939–45), two of the worst crises of the twentieth century.
Harry Lloyd Hopkins was born August 17, 1890, in Sioux City, Iowa, and graduated cum laude from Grinnell College in 1912. He began his career in social work and in 1914 was named executive secretary of the Board of Child Welfare.
Quick Reference. (1890–1946) US Democratic administrator, who had a prominent role in advising on and administering Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal relief programme. Hopkin was born in Sioux City, Iowa, and graduated from Grinnell College in 1912.
