George Howard Earle III
| George Howard Earle III | |
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| United States Ambassador to Bulgaria | |
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In office February 14, 1940 – April 2, 1940 |
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| President | Franklin Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Ray Atherton |
| Succeeded by | Donald Heath |
| Member of the Democratic National Committee from Pennsylvania |
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In office May 22, 1936 – February 21, 1940 |
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| Preceded by | Sedgwick Kistler |
| Succeeded by | David Lawrence |
| 30th Governor of Pennsylvania | |
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In office January 15, 1935 – January 17, 1939 |
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| Lieutenant | Thomas Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Gifford Pinchot |
| Succeeded by | Arthur James |
| United States Minister to Austria | |
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In office July 24, 1933 – March 25, 1934 |
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| President | Franklin Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Gilchrist Baker Stockton |
| Succeeded by | George Messersmith |
| Personal details | |
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December 5, 1890 Devon, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 30, 1974 (aged 84) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
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. Earle served as the U.S. Minister to Austria from 1933 to 1934, and as the 30th Governor of Pennsylvania from January 15, 1935 to January 17, 1939. Earle was one of just two Democrats that served as Governor of Pennsylvania between the Civil War and World War II.
Earle grew up on a Montgomery County estate as the son of George Howard Earle, Jr. and Catharine H. French, a wealthy family that traced its lineage in America to the arrival of the Mayflower. He received a degree from Harvard University and subsequently worked abroad in a family-owned sugar business. He enlisted in the military in 1916 and was assigned to the Mexican border during the Pancho Villa Expedition. After the United States entered World War I, Earle commanded USS Victor, a submarine chaser which was also his private yacht. He earned the Navy Cross in 1918 after averting a fatal explosion. After the war, Earle returned to private business, particularly in the sugar industry. Though raised as a Republican, Earle joined the Democratic Party over disillusionment with the Republican Party's handling of the Great Depression. After campaigning for Franklin Roosevelt in the 1932 election, Earle served as Ambassador to Austria from 1933 to 1934. Earle looked warily upon the Nazi Party, and warned the FDR Administration of the potential danger of Nazi Germany.
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