Harrison E. Spangler
Harrison Spangler | |
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| Chair of the Republican National Committee | |
| In office December 7, 1942 – June 30, 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph W. Martin Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Brownell Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harrison Earl Spangler June 10, 1879 Guthrie County, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | July 28, 1965 (aged 86) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Iowa (LLB) |
Harrison Earl Spangler (June 10, 1879 – July 28, 1965) was a politician from the
Life and career
Spangler was born in
Spangler was an Iowa delegate to the 1924, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948 and 1952 Republican National Conventions. (In 1932 he was an alternate delegate.) He was chairman of the Iowa Republican State Central Committee 1930–32. He was also a member of the Republican National Committee 1931–49 and its chairman 1942–44.
While RNC chairman in 1943, Spangler created a council concerning foreign policy for the 1944 party's platform. He wanted a unified policy among isolationists and internationalists on treaty ratification and the proposed world peace organization. The
Spangler was a resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and a member of the American Bar Association, Freemasons, Elks, and Sigma Nu.[citation needed]
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