Herman B. Baruch
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Herman B. Baruch (April 28, 1872 – March 15, 1953) was an American physician and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands and Portugal.
Life and career[]
Herman Benjamin Baruch was born in Camden, South Carolina on April 28, 1872. The son of Simon Baruch and brother of Bernard Baruch, he graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1892, attended the University of Virginia, and received his medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1895.[1][2][3]
Baruch practiced medicine in New York City, and later became a partner with his brothers Bernard, Hartwig and Sailing[4] in Baruch Brothers, an investment bank and stock brokerage.[5] The Baruchs were supporters of the Democratic party, with Bernard advising both Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt during their presidencies, and all the brothers and their company providing financial support to the party and its candidates.[6][7][8]
Baruch was a Delegate to the 1932 Democratic National Convention,[9] and was also a presidential elector, casting his ballot for Franklin D. Roosevelt.[10] In 1943 Baruch was appointed representative of the U.S. Board of Economic Warfare in Brazil and special advisor to the U.S. Ambassador in that country.[11][12]
In 1945 Baruch was appointed United States Ambassador to Portugal.[13] He served until 1947, when he was named United States Ambassador to the Netherlands.[14] Baruch served at The Hague until 1949, when he resigned as part of his brother Bernard's dispute with President Harry S. Truman.[15] On his list of appointments for September 5, 1945 Truman described his 11:15 AM meeting with Herman Baruch: "Flatterer. Wants to be ambassador to France. Conniver like his Brother."[16]
After returning to the United States, Baruch became President of the Simon Baruch Foundation.[17] He was a Delegate to the 1952 Democratic National Convention.[18]
Baruch died in Wyandanch, New York on March 15, 1953.[19] He is buried in Flushing Cemetery, Queens, New York.[20]
References[]
- ^ J. T. White, The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, 1935, page 170
- ^ Alumni Council of Columbia University, Columbia Alumni News, Volume 38, Issue 8, 1947, page 28
- ^ Associated Press, Dr. Herman Baruch succumbs at 80, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, March 16, 1953
- ^ James L. Grant, Bernard M. Baruch: The Adventures of a Wall Street Legend, 1997, page 4
- ^ Edwin C. Hill, Bernard M. Baruch, Munsey's magazine, Volume 61, September, 1917, pages 595 to 601
- ^ New York Times, [Expenditures in New York: Flood of Election Statements Filed with the Secretary of State], November 28, 1916
- ^ Charleston News and Observer, Baruch Leads Contributors to Democratic Party Chest, November 1, 1932
- ^ New York Times, Chief Parties List Gifts for Campaign, October 29, 1944
- ^ New York Times, New York's Vote, July 1, 1932
- ^ New York Times, Herman B. Baruch, Former U.S. Envoy: Ambassador to Portugal and Netherlands Dies at 80-- Was Brother of Bernard, March 16, 1953
- ^ New York Times, Dr. Baruch to Head New Brazil Office, March 9, 1943
- ^ Associated Press, Former Envoy Herman Baruch Dies at Home, Eugene Register-Guard, March 16, 1953
- ^ New York Times, H. B. Baruch Named Envoy; Chosen Ambassador to Portugal to Succeed R. Henry Norweb, January 30, 1945
- ^ Chicago Tribune, Herman Baruch Sworn as Envoy to The Hague, March 20, 1947
- ^ United Press International, Herman Baruch Resigns as Envoy, August 19, 1949
- ^ Truman, Harry S. (1980). Ferrell, Robert H. (ed.). Off the Record: The Private Papers of Harry S. Truman. Harper & Row. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-8262-1119-4.
- ^ Mabel Otis Robison, Frank H. Krusen, M.D.: Pioneer in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1963, 103
- ^ Paul Theodore David, Presidential Nominating Politics in 1952, Volume 2, 1954, pages 174 to 175
- ^ Central Conference of American Rabbis, Yearbook, Volume 63, 1953, page 94
- ^ Herman Benjamin Baruch at Find A Grave
External links[]
- Herman Benjamin Baruch record of service, Office of the Historian, United States Department of State
- 1872 births
- 1953 deaths
- People from Camden, South Carolina
- People from Wyandanch, New York
- New York (state) Democrats
- City College of New York alumni
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons alumni
- American people of World War II
- American people of German-Jewish descent
- Ambassadors of the United States to Portugal
- Ambassadors of the United States to the Netherlands
- Burials at Flushing Cemetery