Charles W. Sawyer

Charles Sawyer
12th United States Secretary of Commerce
In office
May 6, 1948 – January 20, 1953
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byW. Averell Harriman
Succeeded bySinclair Weeks
United States Ambassador to Belgium
In office
November 8, 1944 – November 20, 1945
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byErnest de Wael Mayer (Acting)
Succeeded byAlan G. Kirk
United States Ambassador to Luxembourg
In office
November 1, 1944 – November 20, 1945
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byWinthrop Greene (Acting)
Succeeded byAlan G. Kirk
44th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office
January 9, 1933 – January 14, 1935
GovernorGeorge White
Preceded byWilliam G. Pickrel
Succeeded byHarold G. Mosier
Personal details
Born(1887-02-10)February 10, 1887
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
DiedApril 7, 1979(1979-04-07) (aged 92)
Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Resting placeSpring Grove Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Margaret Sterrett Johnston
(m. 1918; died 1937)
Elizabeth Lippelman de Veyrac
(m. 1942)
Children5
EducationOberlin College (BA)
University of Cincinnati (LLB)

Charles W. Sawyer (February 10, 1887 – April 7, 1979) was an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the United States Secretary of Commerce from May 6, 1948 to January 20, 1953 in the administration of Harry Truman.