W averell harriman biography

W. Averell Harriman

W. Averell Harriman

In office
April 4, 1963 – March 17, 1965PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. JohnsonPreceded byGeorge C. McGheeSucceeded byEugene V. RostowIn office
December 4, 1961 – April 4, 1963PresidentJohn F. KennedyPreceded byWalter P. McConaughySucceeded byRoger HilsmanIn office
January 1, 1955 – December 31, 1958LieutenantGeorge DeLucaPreceded byThomas E. DeweySucceeded byNelson RockefellerIn office
October 31, 1951 – January 20, 1953PresidentHarry S. TrumanPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byHarold StassenIn office
October 7, 1946 – April 22, 1948PresidentHarry S. TrumanPreceded byHenry A. WallaceSucceeded byCharles SawyerIn office
April 30, 1946 – October 1, 1946PresidentHarry S. TrumanPreceded byJohn WinantSucceeded byLewis DouglasIn office
October 23, 1943 – January 24, 1946PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. TrumanPreceded byWilliam StandleySucceeded byWalter Bedell SmithBorn

William Averell Harriman


(1891-11-15)November 15, 1891
New York City, U.S.DiedJuly 26, 1986(1986-07-26) (aged 94)
Yorktown Heights, New York, U.S.Political partyRepublican (Before 1928)
Democratic (1928–1986)Spouse(s)

Kitty Lanier Lawrance

(m. ; div. )​


Children2ParentsE. H. Harriman (father)
Mary Williamson Averell (mother)RelativesMary Harriman Rumsey (sister)
E. Roland Harriman (brother)EducationYale University (BA)Signature