Samuel W. Anderson
Samuel Wagner Anderson (1898–1962) was an American businessman who served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Affairs under U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1955.[1]
Early Life and Education[edit]
Anderson was born and raised in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. He graduated cum laude from Williams College, where he was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and then graduated with distinction from the Harvard School of Business.[2] Anderson became a clerk at Goldman Sachs in 1922, and within ten years had become vice president and a general partner.[2]
Career[edit]
Anderson moved back and forth between business and government service several times. He was a partner at the investment banking firm Goldman Sachs in 1941, when he was asked to work for the War Production Board, directing the aluminum and magnesium expansion program. After World War II, he returned to investment banking, this time at Lehman Brothers, but in 1948 went back to Washington to serve on the Economic Cooperation Administration, which administered the Marshall Plan.[1] In 1949, Anderson began working for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, where he was in charge of Latin American affairs.[2] He then worked in the Defense Production Administration, overseeing aluminum.[2]
Anderson became Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Affairs when President Eisenhower took office in 1953. In this position, he called for the liberalization of international trade to meet "the necessity of giving our friends abroad the opportunity to earn their way by selling more to us."[3] Anderson resigned in 1955 to return to business, citing a "desire to rebuild his personal finances."[1] After leaving government, Anderson became an honorary fund-raising chair of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and began speaking publicly about the need to stem rapid population growth, both in the United States and overseas.[4] He also served on the Board of Trustees of the Population Reference Bureau.[5]
Personal Life[edit]
Anderson married Lorraine Annette Combs in 1926. They had two children, Mary Lorraine and Michael Mons.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Times, Special to The New York (1955-04-03). "S. W. ANDERSON LEAVING U.S. POST; Eisenhower Voices 'Regret' in Accepting Resignation of Commerce Official". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ a b c d e Kennedy, Paul P. (1952-12-29). "ANDERSON VICTIM OF CAPITAL'S 'HOOK'; New Commerce Aide Served 2 Democratic Regimes -Made Finance His Goal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (1953-04-18). "LIBERALIZED TRADE CALLED ESSENTIAL; Commerce Department Man Says U. S. Must Live Up to Its Duties as Creditor Nation". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ "PARENT PLANNING FOR WORLD URGED; Need for Population Policy as 'Explosion' Preventive Told by S. W. Anderson". The New York Times. 1955-11-23. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ Anderson, Samuel W. (1961-07-08). "Rising Birth Rate Feared; Demographic Specialist to Sit In On Policy-Making Proposed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-28.