Harrison Spangler | |
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| Chair of theRepublican National Committee | |
| In office December 7, 1942 – June 30, 1944 | |
| 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) |
Harrison Earl Spangler (June 10, 1879 – July 28, 1965) was a politician from theU. S. state ofIowa.
Spangler was born inGuthrie County, Iowa, and served in theU.S. Army during theSpanish–American War. He studied to be a lawyer and joined theRepublican Party.
Spangler was an Iowa delegate to the1924,1932,1936,1940,1944,1948 and1952 Republican National Conventions. (In 1932 he was an alternate delegate.) He was chairman of theIowa Republican State Central Committee 1930–32. He was also a member of theRepublican 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. ThePost War Advisory Council met on September 6 onMackinac Island, Michigan and was chaired byU.S. SenatorArthur H. Vandenberg. Other attendees were GovernorsEarl Warren ofCalifornia,Thomas E. Dewey ofNew York,Harry Kelly ofMichigan,Dwight H. Green of Illinois, and SenatorRobert A. Taft ofOhio. The meeting resulted in clearing way for Republican congressional support of theUnited Nations and theNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Spangler was a resident ofCedar Rapids, Iowa and a member of theAmerican Bar Association,Freemasons,Elks, andSigma Nu.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by | Chair of theRepublican National Committee 1942–1944 | Succeeded by |
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