William Henry Draper Jr.
William Henry Draper Jr. | |
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| United States Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization | |
| In office April 8, 1953 – June 13, 1953 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | John Chambers Hughes |
| United States Under Secretary of the Army | |
| In office September 18, 1947 – February 28, 1949 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Gray |
| United States Under Secretary of War | |
| In office August 29, 1947 – September 17, 1947 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Royall |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 10, 1894 |
| Died | December 26, 1974 (aged 80) |
| Political party | Major General |
William Henry Draper Jr. (August 10, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American army officer, banker, government official, and diplomat.
Early life
William Henry Draper Jr., was born on August 10, 1894, in
Draper received a B.A. and M.A. in economics at New York University.[2]
Career
Draper joined the
From 1919 to 1921, he worked for
Public service
At the invitation of
At the end of the war, he was promoted to brigadier-general and was posted to Berlin to serve as chief of the Economics Division,
After a promotion to major-general, Draper was asked by the new
Draper served as
Hiss Case involvement
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On August 7, 1948, Draper, then Undersecretary of War, requested that
Later career
After retiring from public service a second time, he traveled to Mexico City to serve as chairman of the Mexican Light and Power Company. Returning to the U.S. in 1959,[8] he formed the first West Coast venture capital firm Draper, Gaither and Anderson in California.[9]
In 1967, he retired from Draper Gaither, moved to Washington, D.C., and joined
Personal life
On September 7, 1918, Draper was married to Katherine Louise Baum, a daughter of George Baum of Yonkers, New York. Before her death in 1942,[12] they were the parents of three children, including:
- Dorothy Draper (1920–2017), a graduate of USNR, who was killed In action in the European theatre of World War II.[13] She joined WAVES and later married Phillips Hawkins in 1947.[14][15]
- Katherine Louise Draper (1922–2021),[16] also a graduate of DePauw University who married George Dow Haimbaugh Jr. in 1960.[17]
- William Henry Draper III (b. 1928), a venture capitalist who was the founder of Sutter Hill Ventures.
On March 12, 1949, he remarried to Eunice Barzynski, a daughter of Brig.-Gen. Joseph E. Barzynski.[18][19]
Draper died on December 26, 1974, of a heart attack in Naples, Florida. After a funeral in Fort Myer, he was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[2][20]
Descendants
Through his son William, he was the grandfather of actress
See also
- George Marshall
- Alger Hiss
- William L. Marbury, Jr.
- Dillon, Read & Co.
- Allied Control Council
References
- ^ "Obituary 1 -- DRAPER". The New York Times. 23 November 1960. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "William H. Draper Jr. Is Dead; Served on Population Panels". The New York Times. 27 December 1974. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ a b c White, Theodore H (21 December 1952). "No. 1 American in Europe". New York Times Magazine.
- ISBN 9781504034906. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ Unfinished Business: Ayukawa Yoshisuke and U.S.-Japan Relations, 1937-1953 by Haruo Iguchi
- ^ Marbury, Jr., William L. (1981). "The Hiss-Chambers Libel Suit". Maryland Historical Magazine. 70 ("Donie") (1). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ISBN 9780938420316. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ Times, Special to The New York (23 March 1959). "Proper Public Servant; William Henry Draper Jr". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "INVESTMENT FIRM IS FORMED IN WEST". The New York Times. 14 August 1959. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "EQUIPMENT MAKER ELECTS TOP OFFICER". The New York Times. 28 April 1963. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Finney, John W. (3 December 1965). "WIDE STARVATION IN DECADE IS SEEN; Draper Asks 'Massive' Birth Curbs and Food Increase". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "MRS. WILLIAM H. DRAPER JR.; Husband, an Army Colonel, Was Banker, Scarsdale Trustee". The New York Times. 1 November 1942. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Dorothy Draper Wagner Is Sworn Into WAVES". Scarsdale Inquirer. No. 40. 29 September 1944. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "MRS. D. WAGNER MARRIED; Daughter of Army General Wed in Berlin to Phillips Hawkins". The New York Times. 16 July 1947. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Dorothy Hawkins". www.pritzkermilitary.org. Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Katherine Draper Haimbaugh Obituary (1922 - 2021) | Columbia, South Carolina". echovita.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "G. D. Haimbaugh Jr. Weds Miss Draper". The New York Times. 22 August 1960. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "GEN. DRAPER WEDS TODAY; Former Economic Aide to Marry Eunice Barzynski, Ex-Captain". The New York Times. 12 March 1949. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Times, Special to the New York (13 March 1949). "GEN. W..H. DRAPER JR. WEDS; Marries Eunice Barzynski--Royall Serves as Best Man". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Burial detail: Draper, William H Jr". ANC Explorer. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
External links
- Oral History Interview with General William H. Draper Jr.
- Time Magazine Topside Teammates January 28, 1952
- Newspaper clippings about William Henry Draper Jr. in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
- Generals of World War II
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