William
Averell
(W. Averell)
Harriman
Born in New York City, New York, USA
Ancestors 
Brother of
Mary Averell (Harriman) Rumsey, Henry Neilson Harriman, Cornelia Averell (Harriman) Gerry and Carol Averell (Harriman) Stewart
Husband of
Kathleen Lanier (Lawrance) Pool
— married
1915 (to 1929) [location unknown]
Husband of
Marie (Norton) Harriman
— married
21 Feb 1930 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Husband of
Pamela Beryl (Digby) Harriman
— married
1971 (to 26 Jul 1986) [location unknown]
Died
at age 94
in Yorktown Heights, Westchester, New York, United States
Profile last modified
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| Preceded by 10th Secretary Henry A. Wallace Preceded by 47th Governor Thomas E. Dewey |
W. Averell Harriman 11th US Secretary of Commerce  48th Governor of New York  |
Succeeded by 12th Secretary Charles W. Sawyer Succeeded by 49th Governor Nelson Rockefeller |
Biography
W. Averell Harriman is Notable.
Railroad Executive, Businessman, US Diplomat.
William was born in 1891 in Manhattan, New York. He was the heir to his father's Union Pacific Railroad fortune after his death in 1909.
President Franklin Roosevelt sent him to Moscow in 1941 first as a minister and later as an ambassador to the Soviet Union.
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)
He passed away in 1986 and was buried on the Arden estate family cemetery.
Sources
- Wikipedia: W. Averell Harriman
- Find A Grave: Memorial #5971569
- 1920 United States Federal Census for Wm Averill Harriman, New York, New York County, Manhattan, Assembly District 15, ED 1097, sheet 3A, dwelling 3, family 37, household of Wm Averell Harriman. Image available at [ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/41986531:6061 Ancestry.com]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with W. Averell by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with W. Averell:
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~0.78%
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