W. Averell Harriman
William Averell Harriman was an American politician, businessman, and diplomat. He was a founder of Harriman & Co. which merged with the older Brown Brothers to form the Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
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- Born in
- New York City
- Educated at
- Yale UniversityGroton School
- Awards
- 🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 Order of the Patriotic War🏆 Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame🏆 Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal
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1891
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Birth1986
Died
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