Person:Herbert Pell (1)

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Herbert Claiborne Pell, Jr
b.16 Feb 1884 Brooklyn, New York
d.17 Jul 1961 Munich, Germany
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Name[1] Herbert Claiborne Pell, Jr
Gender Male
Birth[1] 16 Feb 1884 Brooklyn, New York
Marriage to Matilda Bigelow Pendleton
Death[1][2] 17 Jul 1961 Munich, Germany(cremated & ashes scattered at unknown location)
Reference Number? Q1035419?
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Herbert Claiborne Pell Jr. (February 16, 1884 – July 17, 1961) was a United States representative from New York, U.S. Minister to Portugal, U.S. Minister to Hungary, and a creator and member of the United Nations War Crimes Commission.

A native of New York City and a member of the prominent and wealthy Lorillard and Claiborne families, Pell was educated at Connecticut's Pomfret School and attended Harvard University, Columbia University, and New York University. Originally active in politics as a Progressive, he later became a Democrat. In 1918, Pell was elected to Congress, and he served from 1919 to 1921. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920. Pell continued to remain active in politics, and was chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee from 1921 to 1926 and a delegate to the 1924 Democratic National Convention. He served as vice chairman of the Democratic National Campaign Committee for the 1936 elections.

In 1937, Pell was appointed as Minister to Portugal, where he served from May 27, 1937 until February 11, 1941, when he was appointed Minister to Hungary. In December 1941, Pell received Hungary's declaration of war against the United States, closed the embassy and returned to the United States. He formally resigned in November 1942. From 1942 to 1945, Pell was the United States representative on the United Nations War Crimes Commission. Pell was recognized as an internationalist on foreign policy and a progressive despite coming from the wealthy and conservative class, which tended to be isolationist. He was the leading American seeking to build awareness of the plight of European Jews in the 1930s and 1940s and prevent the Holocaust, and was able to aid in holding the perpetrators responsible as the principal U.S. sponsor of and U.S. representative of the War Crimes Commission.

Pell died in Munich, West Germany on July 17, 1961. His remains were cremated and scattered in the Atlantic Ocean at Beavertail in Jamestown, Rhode Island.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    "Herbert Pell".

    Member of House of Representatives from New York, 1919-21. Delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1924. Frequent lecturer at Columbia & Harvard. Minister to Portugal, 1937-41. Minister to Hungary, Feb-Dec 1941 (when Hungary declared war against the United States). Principal U.S. sponsor and member of the United Nations War Crimes Commission, 1943-45.

  2. ↑ Find A Grave.

    Find a Grave

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