Lehman, Herbert H. 1878-1963

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Name (Hebrew)
להמן, הרברט, 1878-1963
Name (Latin)
Lehman, Herbert H. 1878-1963
Other forms of name
nna Lehman, Herbert Henry, 1878-1963
Lehman, Herbert Henry, 1878-1963 nna
למן, הרברט, 1878-1963
לימן, הרברט, 1878-1963
Date of birth
1878
Date of death
1963
Place of birth
New York (N.Y.)
Place of death
New York (N.Y.)
Associate group
Lehman Brothers (1993-2008)
Lehman Brothers (1993-2008) (1908)
United States. Army
United States. Army (1917-08 - 1917-08)
New York (State). Office of the Lieutenant Governor
New York (State). Office of the Lieutenant Governor (1929 - 1929)
New York (State). Governor
New York (State). Governor (1933 - 1933)
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (1943 - 1943)
United States. Economic Cooperation Administration. Public Advisory Board
United States. Economic Cooperation Administration. Public Advisory Board (1948 - 1948)
United States. Congress. Senate
United States. Congress. Senate (1949-11-09 - 1949-11-09)
Occupation
Governors
Legislators--United States
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
Herbert Henry
See Also From tracing corporate name
New York (State). Governor (1933-1942 : Lehman)
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 67228196
Wikidata: Q879261
Library of congress: n 86111057
Sources of Information
  • Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, via WWW, September 24, 2013(Lehman, Herbert Henry (1878-1963); a Senator from New York; born in New York City, March 28, 1878; attended Sachs Collegiate Institute in New York City; graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in 1899; employed by the J. Spencer Turner Co., textile manufacturers; in 1908 became partner in Lehman Bros., investment bankers in New York City; during the First World War was commissioned a captain in the United States Army in August 1917, later attained the rank of colonel on the General Staff, and served until April 1919; lieutenant governor of New York, 1929-1932; Governor, 1933-1942; Director of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation Operations in the State Department, Washington, D.C., 1943; Director General of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, 1943-1946; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1946; member of Public Advisory Board of the Economic Cooperation Administration, 1948; elected on November 8, 1949 as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert F. Wagner; reelected in 1950 and served from November 9, 1949, until January 3, 1957; was not a candidate for renomination in 1956; was a resident of New York City until his death there on December 5, 1963; posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on January 28, 1964)
  • NUCMC data from Library of Congress, Manuscript Div. for Rosenwald, L.J. Papers, 1819-1980(Herbert H. Lehman; Herbert Henry Lehman, 1878-1963; gov. and U.S. sen. from N.Y.)
  • LC data base 4/2/87(Hdg.: Lehman, Herbert Henry, 1878-1963; usage: Herbert H. Lehman)
  • על שמו קרוי מושב לימן בגליל המערבי.