Harriman

[ har-uh-muh n ]

/ ˈhær ə mən /

Edward Henry,1848–1909, U.S. financier and railroad magnate.

his sonW(illiam) A·ve·rell

[ey-ver-uh l] /ˈeɪ vər əl/,1891–1986, U.S. diplomat: governor of New York 1954–58.

Example sentences from the Web for harriman

While in London, Harriman also launched an affair with Pamela Churchill, daughter-in-law of the prime minister.

Justice for Brett McGurk |David Frum |June 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Believe it or not, McGurk's and Harriman's are not the only examples in American history of love affairs in war zones.

Justice for Brett McGurk |David Frum |June 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Kennan regarded Harriman as too conciliatory in dealing with Stalin.

George Kennan by John Lewis Gaddis: A Review |Jacob Heilbrunn |December 9, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
One man has recently spent a busy term of years in simplifying the organization of the Harriman lines.

The Modern Railroad |Edward Hungerford

You think of everything, said Rosanna fondly, then set herself to watch the door for Mr. Harriman.

The Girl Scouts Rally |Katherine Keene Galt
Jay Gould had begun the consolidation in the eighties and Harriman continued it after the panic of 1893.

The New Nation |Frederic L. Paxson
He bowed, and stepped behind the curtain, while everybody clapped and Mr. Harriman thumped with his cane.

The Girl Scouts Rally |Katherine Keene Galt
Opposite her, busy with a large dish of plum pudding, sat Mr. Harriman.

The Girl Scouts Rally |Katherine Keene Galt

Harriman

/ (ˈhærɪmən) /

W (illiam) Averell. 1891–1986, US diplomat: negotiated the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty with the Soviet Union (1963); governor of New York (1955–58)