George Leslie Harrison (January 26, 1887 – March 5, 1958) was an American banker, insurance executive and advisor to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson during World War II.
Born in San Francisco, California, he was educated at Yale University and Harvard Law School. In 1909, at Yale, he was elected to the Skull and Bones secret society. After earning his law degree, Harrison became law clerk for one year to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendel...
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George Leslie Harrison (January 26, 1887 – March 5, 1958) was an American banker, insurance executive and advisor to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson during World War II.
Born in San Francisco, California, he was educated at Yale University and Harvard Law School. In 1909, at Yale, he was elected to the Skull and Bones secret society. After earning his law degree, Harrison became law clerk for one year to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.
After serving as general counsel to the Federal Reserve Board, Harrison served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for 13 years, leaving in 1941 to become president of New York Life Insurance Company. During World War II, he was Secretary Henry L. Stimson's special assistant for matters relating to the development of the atomic bomb. He served with Stimson on the eight-member Interim Committee which examined problems expected to result from the bomb's creation and which recommended direct military use of the bomb...
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