Henry Francis Grady (February 12, 1882 – September 14, 1957) was an American economist, businessman and diplomat. He was a dean at the University of California (1928 to 1937), and a business executive (1941 to 1947). He became the first US Ambassador to India (1947 to 1948), followed by Ambassador to Greece (1948 to 1950), and Ambassador to Iran (1950–1951). He was against British colonialism in India and Iran. He worked with British diplomats in 1946 to devise a plan for continued British control of Palestine, but the Morrison–Grady Plan was rejected by both Arabs and Jews.
9-402: Henry Grady may refer to: Henry F. Grady (1882–1957), United States ambassador to India, Greece and Iran Henry W. Grady (1850–1889), American journalist and orator Henry Deane Grady (1764–1847), member of parliament for Limerick [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
18-711: A BA degree at St. Mary's University in Baltimore in 1907, and a PhD in economics from Columbia University in 1927. On October 18, 1917, he married Lucretia Louise del Valle (daughter of California State Senator Reginaldo Francisco del Valle and Helen M. (White) del Valle, and granddaughter of Ygnacio del Valle ). Grady's daughter, Patricia Louise Grady, was born in Paris, France, May 11, 1920, and died May 28, 2000, in Asheville , Buncombe, North Carolina . On August 24, 1942, she married diplomat John Paton Davies , Jr. Grady worked at
27-587: The Democratic National Committee . He left his government job to became president of the shipping company American President Lines (1941 to 1947). He helped solve wartime logistics issues, and became an advisor to Roosevelt on India and Italy. In October 1945, he was appointed by US President Harry S. Truman as his personal representative to the Allied commission supervising elections in Greece because of
36-607: The US Commerce Department in economics as an aide to Secretary Herbert Hoover in 1921. He was the dean, College of Commerce at the UC Berkeley from 1928 to 1934. He then moved to Washington as a prominent economist in the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, rising to assistant secretary of state in 1939. He was a leading specialist in trade policy. His career was aided by his wife's major role as vice chairman of
45-502: The government-in-exile of Greece in London (1941–43) and then in Cairo (1943–44). Ambassador MacVeagh reopened the embassy on October 27, 1944. The U.S. Legation was raised to Embassy status on September 29, 1942. This action also would promote Minister Biddle to the rank of Ambassador, which required a new appointment. The appointment was promptly made by President Roosevelt and confirmed by
54-591: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Grady&oldid=932871733 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Henry F. Grady Born in San Francisco , to John Henry and Ellen Genevieve (Rourke) Grady, took
63-600: The volatile situation created by the Greek Civil War . In July 1946, Grady, together with British Deputy Prime Minister Herbert Morrison , proposed the " Morrison-Grady Plan ," a proposal for the solution of the Palestine problem that called for federalization under overall British trusteeship. Ultimately, the plan was rejected by both Arabs and Jews. Grady was the first US Ambassador to India , serving from 1947 to 1948 (concurrently first U.S. Minister to Nepal 1948). He
72-681: Was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California. This American diplomat–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . United States Ambassador to Greece This is a list of United States ambassadors to Greece . List of ambassadors from the United States to Greece . The U.S. Embassy in Athens was closed July 14, 1941, after the German occupation of Greece . The United States maintained diplomatic relations with
81-678: Was then appointed as US Ambassador to Greece from 1948 to 1950, and US Ambassador to Iran 1950–1951. He sharply disagreed with Secretary of State Dean Acheson regarding American support of British domination of Iran, and was fired as ambassador. He was a member of the Pacific-Union Club in San Francisco, and of the Family Club . He died September 14, 1957, on board the SS President Wilson , Pacific Ocean, from heart failure and
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