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Stettinius, Jr., Edward R.
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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. |
| Address |
Richmond, Virginia , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
October 22, 1900 |
| Died |
October 31, 1949
(49 years) |
| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
Oct 22, 2022 07:05am |
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| Info | Born in Chicago, Illinois on October 22, 1900
Attended the University of Virginia 1919-1924
Married Virginia Gordon Wallace in 1926
Associated with General Motors Corporation 1926-1934, becoming a vice president in 1931
Associated with United States Steel Corporation 1934-1940, becoming chairman of the board of directors in 1938
Chairman of the War Resources Board in 1939
Member of the Advisory Committee to the Council of National Defense in 1940
Chairman of the Priorities Board and director of the Priorities Division of the Office of Production Management in 1941
Lend-Lease Administrator, special assistant to the President, and a member of the Canadian-American Joint Defense Production Committee 1941-1943
Member of the Board of Economic Warfare 1942-1943
Under Secretary of State 1943-1944
US Secretary of State 1944-1945; he was the youngest person at that time to hold the position. Appointed by President Roosevelt and took office 12/1/1944, then continued in office under President Truman, and served until 6/27/1945. As Secretary of State, accompanied President Roosevelt to the Yalta Conference in 1945, and was chairman of the United States delegation to the United Nations Conference at San Francisco the same year.
United States representative to the United Nations, 1945-1946
Rector of the University of Virginia 1946-1949
Died at the home of his sister in Greenwich CT, October 31, 1949.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, 11/1/1949 |
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