MORROW, DWIGHT WHITNEY


Meaning of MORROW, DWIGHT WHITNEY in English

born Jan. 11, 1873, Huntington, W.Va., U.S.

died Oct. 5, 1931, Englewood, N.J.

U.S. lawyer and diplomat.

He practiced law in New York City (1905–14), helping draft a workers' compensation law (1911). He became a partner in J. P. Morgan & Co. (1914–27) and organized the Kennecott Copper Corp. During World War I he was an adviser to the Allied Maritime Transport Council, and after the war he helped devise a national aviation policy. He served as ambassador to Mexico (1927–30). He briefly served in the U.S. Senate (1931) before his death. His daughter Anne married Charles A. Lindbergh .

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