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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.
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 in...
Averell Harriman presented the Harriman Cup to Dick Durrance in 1937 and again in 1940. The Dartmouth skier and Olympian retired it after winning it three times. W. Averell Harriman was elected to the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame in 1969.
William Averell Harriman , better known as Averell Harriman, was an American Democratic politician, businessman, and diplomat. The son of railroad baron E. H. Harriman, he served as Secretary of Commerce under President Harry S. Truman, and later as the 48th governor of New York.
William Averell Harriman was born in New York City, one of six children of railroad baron Edward Henry Harriman [1848-1909] and his wife Mary Williamson Averell. The elder Harriman had worked his way from a $5 per week job as an office boy to the head of the Union Pacific Railroad, and left a fortune estimated at $70 to $100 million at his death.
Jul 27, 1986 · W. Averell Harriman, 94, whose service to the nation in peace and war was unique in its breadth and longevity, died yesterday at his house in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., of kidney failure and...
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W. Averell Harriman (1891-1986), American industrialist and financier, had a distinguished second career as a top-level diplomatic negotiator for five Democratic presidents. He was Governor of New York for one term.
