Arrived in Iran last week, on one of the toughest, potentially most crucial diplomatic missions undertaken by the U.S.: W. (for William) Averell Harriman.
Born: Nov. 15, 1891, in New York; silver-spoon son of Railroad Empire Builder E. H. Harriman who controlled 60,000 miles of the nation's rails, including the Union Pacific.
Education: Groton, 1909; Yale, '13. Schoolmate at both: Dean Acheson.
Business Career: During summer vacations from college, worked as a clerk and section hand on the family's Union Pacific. In 1915, two years after graduating, became a U.P. vice president, board chairman in 1932; also (1931) a partner in the banking house,...
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