 AKA Ernest Henry Gruening
Born:6-Feb-1887
Birthplace:New York City
Died:26-Jun-1974
Location of death:Washington, DC
Cause of death:Cancer - unspecified
Remains: Cremated (ashes scattered over Mt. Ernest Gruening, Alaska)
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Senator from Alaska, 1959-69 Father: Emil Gruening
Mother: Phebe Fridenberg
Wife: Dorothy Elizabeth Smith (m. 19-Nov-1914, three sons)
Son: Huntington Sanders Gruening
Son: Ernest Gruening, Jr. (d.)
Son: Peter Brown Gruening (d.)
High School:Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT
University:BA, Harvard University (1907)
Medical School:MD, Harvard Medical School (1912)
Governor of Alaska 1939-53 (Territorial)
US Senator, Alaska 1959-69
Margaret Sanger Award 1968
The Nation Editor (1920-23)
The New York Post Editor (1932-33)
Council on Foreign Relations
Phi Beta Kappa Society
National Statuary Hall (1977)
Author of books:
Mexico and Its Heritage (1928)
The Public Pays (1931)
Many Battles: The Autobiography of Ernest Gruening (1973, memoir)
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