Gov. William Averell Harriman

1891 - 1986  (94 years)

• Name	William Averell Harriman
  Prefix	Gov.
  Born	15 Nov 1891	New York, New York County, New York
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	5971569
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5971569
  Group	Famous Historical Figure
  	Famous People
  Died	26 Jul 1986	Yorktown Heights, Westchester County, New York
  Buried	Aft 26 Jul 1986	Arden Estate, Arden, Orange County, New York
  Person ID	I14324	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	11 May 2019

  
  

  Family	Ambassador Pamela Beryl Digby,   b. 20 Mar 1920, Farnborough, Hampshire, England ,   d. 5 Feb 1997, Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France  (Age 76 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1971
  Last Modified	11 May 2019
  Family ID	F6121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Nov 1891 - New York, New York County, New York Died - 26 Jul 1986 - Yorktown Heights, Westchester County, New York Buried - Aft 26 Jul 1986 - Arden Estate, Arden, Orange County, New York  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From FindaGrave: Businessman, US Diplomat. He was the heir to his father's Union Pacific Railroad fortune. President Franklin Roosevelt sent him to Moscow in 1941 first as a minister and later as an ambassador. He briefly served as US Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1946 and was appointed Secretary of Commerce by President Truman later serving as national security advisor during the Korean War. He was elected governor of New York in 1954 but lost re-election in 1958. After two unsuccessful tries for the Democratic nomination for president in 1952 and 1956, he served in various posts in the State Department under President Kennedy. He was later appointed ambassador-at-large for Southeast Asia in 1965 by President Johnson. In 1968 he wrapped up his political career serving as chief US negotiator during preliminary peace talks with North Vietnam. Bio by: Ron Moody