Harrison E. Spangler
American politician
Harrison Spangler
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Chair of the Republican National Committee | |
In office
December 7, 1942 – June 30, 1944 |
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Preceded by | Joseph W. Martin Jr. |
Succeeded by | Herbert Brownell Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born |
Harrison Earl Spangler
( 1879-06-10 ) June 10, 1879 Guthrie County, Iowa , U.S. |
Died |
July 28, 1965
(1965-07-28)
(aged
86)
Portland, Oregon , U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Iowa ( LLB ) |
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Harrison Earl Spangler (June 10, 1879 – 1965) was a politician from the U. S. state of Iowa .
Life and career
Spangler was born in Guthrie County, Iowa , and served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish–American War . He studied to be a lawyer and joined the Republican Party .
Spangler was an Iowa delegate to the 1924 , 1932 , 1936 , 1940 , 1944 , 1948 and 1952 Republican National Conventions . (In 1932 he was an alternate delegate.) He was chairman of the Iowa Republican State Central Committee 1930–32. He was also a member of the Republican National Committee 1931–49 and its chairman 1942–44.
While RNC chairman in 1943, Spangler created a council concerning foreign policy for the 1944 party's platform. He wanted a unified policy among isolationists and internationalists on treaty ratification and the proposed world peace organization. The Post War Advisory Council met on September 6 on Mackinac Island, Michigan and was chaired by U.S. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg . Other attendees were Governors Earl Warren of California , Thomas E. Dewey of New York , Harry Kelly of Michigan , Dwight H. Green of Illinois, and Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio . The meeting resulted in clearing way for Republican congressional support of the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization .
Spangler was a resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and a member of the American Bar Association , Freemasons , Elks , and Sigma Nu . [ citation needed ]
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