biography
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| (1892–1944)
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| biography:
| Businessman and US presidential candidate, born in Elwood, Indiana, USA. Trained as a lawyer, he practised briefly before entering the army in World War 1, and in the 1930s became president of an Indiana utilities holding company, Commonwealth and Southern Corporation. Though not widely known outside the business community, he was recruited as the ‘dark horse’ Republican candidate against Franklin D Roosevelt in 1940. During World War 2 he supported Roosevelt's Lend-Lease programme to Britain, promoted an organization to protect world peace, and fought to improve civil liberties in the USA. In 1942 Roosevelt named him good-will ambassador to the Middle East, China, and the Soviet Union. His 1943 book, One World, was a best-seller. |
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