Warren R. Austin
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| United States Ambassador to the United Nations | |
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In office January 14, 1947 – January 22, 1953 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Herschel Johnson (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. |
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Senate Minority Leader Acting |
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In office January 3, 1940 – January 3, 1941 |
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| Preceded by | Charles L. McNary |
| Succeeded by | Charles L. McNary |
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United States Senator from Vermont |
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In office April 1, 1931 – August 2, 1946 |
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| Preceded by | Frank C. Partridge |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Flanders |
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Warren Robinson Austin November 12, 1877 Highgate, Vermont, U.S. |
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December 25, 1962 (aged 85) Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mildred Lucas (1901–1962) |
| Education | University of Vermont (BA) |
Warren Robinson Austin (November 12, 1877 – December 25, 1962) was an American politician and statesman who served as United States Senator from Vermont and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
Warren Austin was born in Highgate Center on November 12, 1877. He attended local schools and Bakersfield's Brigham Academy, and also studied in Quebec in order to obtain fluency in French. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1899. He then studied law with his father, attained admission to the bar, and in 1902 entered practice in partnership with his father.
A Republican, he held local offices in St. Albans, including Grand Juror and Chairman of the Republican committee. (In Vermont, Grand Jurors used to serve as city and town prosecutors. After revisions of the court system, it is now a vestige or legacy office.) In 1904 he was elected State's Attorney of Franklin County, a position he held for two years.
Austin was chairman of the Vermont Republican State Convention in 1908, and Mayor of St. Albans in 1909.
He served as a Commissioner for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1907 to 1915. In 1912 he served on the Assay Commission for the United States Mint, which reviewed Mint operations by examining and testing coins for weight and fineness.
In 1914 he was appointed a trustee of the University of Vermont in 1914, a position he retained until 1941.
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