Photo Credit: Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

OVERVIEW:

BORN:
February 10, 1887
Cincinnati, Ohio

DIED:
April 7, 1979 (age 92)
Palm Beach, Florida

EDUCATION:
Oberlin College (BA, 1908)
University of Cincinnati (LLB, 1911)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic

HIGHLIGHTS:
1933-1935:
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
1944-1945:
U.S. Ambassador to Belgium
U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg
1947-1948:
Member, U.S. Civil Service Commission Review Board
1948-1953:
U.S. Secretary of Commerce

PORTRAIT:

RESOURCES:

7/15/1945: President Harry S. Truman and U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Charles Sawyer meet in Antwerp, Belgium upon President Truman’s arrival on the U. S. S. Augusta to attend the Potsdam Conference (Credit: U.S. Navy/ Harry S. Truman Library & Museum).

BIOGRAPHIES:
UVA Miller Center
Ohio History Central
Wikipedia

MEDIA COVERAGE:
Nomination (NYT, 4/23/1948)
Obituary (NYT, 4/9/1979)
Profile (TIME Magazine, 1/30/1950)