Walter Sherman Gifford

Walter Sherman Gifford
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office
December 12, 1950 – January 23, 1953
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byLewis Williams Douglas
Succeeded byWinthrop W. Aldrich
6th President of American Telephone & Telegraph
In office
1925–1948
Preceded byHarry Bates Thayer
Succeeded byLeroy A. Wilson
Personal details
Born
Walter Sherman Gifford

(1885-01-10)January 10, 1885
Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMay 7, 1966(1966-05-07) (aged 81)
New York, New York, U.S.
Parent(s)Nathan P. Gifford and Harriet M. Spinney
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationPresident of AT&T
Gifford (right) welcomed by President Truman in 1952

Walter Sherman Gifford (January 10, 1885 – May 7, 1966) was an American businessman best known as the president of the AT&T Corporation from 1925 to 1948. He later served as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1953.