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William Averell Harriman (November 15, 1891 – July 26, 1986), better known as Averell Harriman, was an American Democratic politician, businessman, and diplomat. He founded Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., served as Secretary of Commerce under President Harry S. Truman, and was the 48th governor of New York, as well as a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for president in 1952 and 1956.
In his lifetime, Harriman was a financial sponsor of boys' clubs (organizations to keep teenagers off the streets and involved in productive pastimes). In his honor, Harriman's widow created the E. H. Harriman Award in 1913, to be given out each year in recognition of outstanding achievements in railway safety.
4 de nov. de 2018 · William Averell Harriman (nicknamed “Ave” to rhyme with cave) was born in 1891, son of financier and railroad tycoon Edward Henry “E.H.” Harriman. Ave’s life of public service would encompass much of the 20 th century, including stints as Secretary of Commerce and ambassador to both the Soviet Union and Great Britain.
27 de mar. de 2000 · To Americans living in the early twentieth century, E. H. Harriman was as familiar a name as J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie. Like his fellow businessmen, Harriman (1847-1909) had become the symbol for an entire industry: Morgan stood for banking, Rockefeller for oil, Carnegie for iron and steel, and Harriman for railroads.
Mary Williamson Averell Harriman (July 22, 1851 – November 7, 1932) was an American philanthropist and the wife of railroad executive E. H. Harriman.Born in New York to a successful family, Averell married Harriman in 1879. Averell's father introduced Harriman to the railroad business.
Edward Henry Harriman (born Feb. 25, 1848, Hempstead, N.Y., U.S.—died Sept. 9, 1909, near Turner, N.Y.) was an American financier and railroad magnate, one of the leading builders and organizers in the era of great railroad expansion and development of the West during the late 19th century.. Harriman became a broker’s clerk in New York at an early age and in 1870 was able to buy a seat on ...
Leben. Harriman wurde als Sohn eines anglikanischen Geistlichen geboren und wuchs in ärmlichen Verhältnissen auf. Er verließ die Schule mit 14 Jahren und nahm eine Arbeit als Laufbursche an der Wall Street in New York City an. Es folgte eine steile Karriere. Mit 22 Jahren wurde Harriman Mitglied der New York Stock Exchange.Im Alter von 33 Jahren begann er erfolgreich kleinere, bankrotte ...
