George Howard Earle III, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Howard Earle III

American diplomat

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1890

Place of Birth: Devon, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 30-Dec-1974

Profession: politician, military officer, diplomat

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About George Howard Earle III

  • George Howard Earle III (December 5, 1890 – December 30, 1974) was an American politician and diplomat.
  • He was a member of the prominent Earle family and the 30th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1935 to 1939.
  • Earle was one of just two Democrats that served as Governor of Pennsylvania between the Civil War and World War II. The son of prominent attorney George Howard Earle, Jr., Earle worked in his family's sugar business after graduating from Harvard University.
  • During World War I, he commanded USS Victor, a submarine chaser which was also his private yacht.
  • Though raised a Republican, Earle joined the Democrats out of dissatisfaction with the Republican Party's handling of the Great Depression.
  • He campaigned for Franklin D.
  • Roosevelt in the 1932 presidential election and served as the U.S.
  • Minister to Austria from 1933 to 1934.
  • In this role, he warned the Roosevelt administration of the rising danger presented by Nazi Germany. Earle defeated Republican William A.
  • Schnader in the 1934 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election.
  • As governor, he introduced an ambitious "Little New Deal" that sought to combat the effects of the Great Depression.
  • Among other policies, his administration created a centralized Department of Public Assistance, eliminated the private police forces operated by several coal and steel companies, began construction of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, instituted Pennsylvania's first gasoline and cigarette tax, and established a forty-hour work week.
  • The Little New Deal made Earle one of the most popular politicians in the country. Earle sought election to the United States Senate in 1938, but he was defeated by incumbent Republican Senator James J.
  • Davis.
  • Earle was appointed as the Ambassador to Bulgaria in 1940 and served as a special emissary to the Balkans during World War II.
  • He compiled a report blaming the Katyn massacre of Polish nationals on the Soviet Union, but this report was suppressed.
  • After the war, he served as assistant governor of American Samoa.
  • He retired from public office and died in 1974.

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