Herbert Pell

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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 an instigator and member of the United Nations War Crimes Commission.Mr. Pell was an internationalist and progressive among a class of economic conservatives and geopolitical isolationists. He was the leading American seeking to build awareness of and prevent the Holocaust—and prosecute those responsible—as the principal U.S.

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active years end date

1921-03-03

active years start date

1919-03-04

alma mater

Columbia University, Harvard University

birth date

1884-02-16

birth place

Brooklyn

child

Claiborne Pell

death date

1961-07-17

death place

Munich

occupation

Ambassador

region

New York's 17th congressional district

religion

Episcopal Church (United States)