U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Yale University, in 1936, from Yale Law School, in 1939 and was admitted to the New York bar in 1940. During World War II, he served as a Captain in the U.S. Army War Department Staff. After the war, he was special assistant to Assistant Secretary of State, (1945-46), deputy administrator, Technical Cooperation Administration, (1951-53) and secretary to Governor Averell Harriman, (1955-58). He was a United States representative on United Nations Trusteeship Council with rank of Minister, (1961-62) and Ambassador on United Nations Economic and Social Council, (1963-64). In 1965, he was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth and to the next eight succeeding Congresses, serving until 1983. He died from complications of pneumonia, at age 72.
U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Yale University, in 1936, from Yale Law School, in 1939 and was admitted to the New York bar in 1940. During World War II, he served as a Captain in the U.S. Army War Department Staff. After the war, he was special assistant to Assistant Secretary of State, (1945-46), deputy administrator, Technical Cooperation Administration, (1951-53) and secretary to Governor Averell Harriman, (1955-58). He was a United States representative on United Nations Trusteeship Council with rank of Minister, (1961-62) and Ambassador on United Nations Economic and Social Council, (1963-64). In 1965, he was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth and to the next eight succeeding Congresses, serving until 1983. He died from complications of pneumonia, at age 72.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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