Paul V. McNutt

Paul V. McNutt
Paul V. McNutt in his Washington office, 1941.
United States Ambassador to the Philippines
In office July 4, 1946 – March 22, 1947
Preceded by	None (position established) Himself, as High Commissioner
Succeeded by	Emmet O'Neal
High Commissioner to the Philippines
In office 1945–1946
Preceded by	Francis B. Sayre
Succeeded by	None (position abolished) Himself, as US Ambassador
In office 1937–1939
Preceded by	Frank Murphy
Succeeded by	Francis B. Sayre
34th Governor of Indiana
In office January 9, 1933 – January 11, 1937
Lieutenant	M. Clifford Townsend
Preceded by	Harry G. Leslie
Succeeded by	M. Clifford Townsend
National Commander of The American Legion
In office 1928 – 1929
Preceded by	Edward E. Spafford
Succeeded by	O. L. Bodenhamer
Personal details
Born	Paul Vories McNutt July 19, 1891 Franklin, Indiana
Died	March 24, 1955(1955-03-24) (aged 63) New York, New York
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Kathleen Timolat
Alma mater	Indiana University Harvard Law School
Religion	Methodist
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1916-1919
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	World War I

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.

Paul V. 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.