Paul McNutt
| Paul V. McNutt | |
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| United States Ambassador to the Philippines | |
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In office July 4, 1946 – March 22, 1947 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Himself (High Commissioner) |
| Succeeded by | Emmet O'Neal |
| High Commissioner to the Philippines | |
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In office September 14, 1945 – July 4, 1946 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Harold L. Ickes |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Ambassador) |
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In office April 26, 1937 – July 12, 1939 |
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| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Weldon Jones (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Weldon Jones (Acting) |
| Chair of the War Manpower Commission | |
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In office April 18, 1942 – September 14, 1945 |
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| President |
Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Administrator of the Federal Security Agency | |
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In office July 12, 1939 – September 14, 1945 |
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| President |
Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Watson Miller |
| 34th Governor of Indiana | |
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In office January 9, 1933 – January 11, 1937 |
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| Lieutenant | Clifford Townsend |
| Preceded by | Harry G. Leslie |
| Succeeded by | Clifford Townsend |
| Chair of the National Governors Association | |
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In office June 2, 1934 – November 16, 1936 |
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| Preceded by | James Rolph |
| Succeeded by | George C. Peery |
| National Commander of The American Legion |
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In office 1928–1929 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Spafford |
| Succeeded by | O. L. Bodenhamer |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Paul Vories McNutt July 19, 1891 Franklin, Indiana |
| Died | March 24, 1955 (aged 63) New York City, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kathleen Timolat |
| Education |
Indiana University, Bloomington (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1916–1919 |
| Rank |
 Colonel
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| Battles/wars | World War I |
Paul V. McNutt (born Paul Vories McNutt; July 19, 1891 – March 24, 1955) was an American politician who served as the 34th Governor of Indiana, high commissioner to the Philippines, administrator of the Federal Security Agency, chairman of the War Manpower Commission and ambassador to the Philippines.
McNutt was born in Franklin, Indiana on July 19, 1891, the only child of John C. and Ruth McNutt. Both his parents were school teachers when they met, but his father began practicing just before he was born. The family moved to Indianapolis in 1893 where his father had become librarian of the Indiana Supreme Court. McNutt was enrolled in public school in the city and attended for two years. In 1898 his father resigned his position and they moved again to Martinsville where he opened a law office. McNutt was moved to a local school where he attended until graduation.
In 1909, McNutt entered Indiana University where he was active in campus politics, acted in student theater productions and was a close friend and Beta Theta Pi fraternity brother of Wendell Willkie, future Republican candidate for president of the United States who, like McNutt, was then a Democrat. After graduating from Indiana in 1913, McNutt went to Harvard Law School where he became a member of Acacia Fraternity as well as taking an extracurricular job as a United Press reporter and sports writer. McNutt took his law degree from Harvard in 1916, then returned to Martinsville where in a race for Morgan County prosecutor he was narrowly defeated.
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