Leland B. Harrison

Leland B. Harrison
United States Minister to Switzerland
In office
September 10, 1937 – October 14, 1947
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Preceded byHugh R. Wilson
Succeeded byJohn Carter Vincent
United States Minister to Romania
In office
July 24, 1935 – September 3, 1937
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byAlvin M. Owsley
Succeeded byFranklin Mott Gunther
United States Minister to Uruguay
In office
April 11, 1930 – October 9, 1930
PresidentHerbert Hoover
Preceded byUlysses Grant-Smith
Succeeded byJ. Butler Wright
United States Minister to Sweden
In office
May 31, 1927 – November 11, 1929
PresidentCalvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Preceded byRobert Woods Bliss
Succeeded byJohn Motley Morehead III
United States Assistant Secretary of State
In office
March 31, 1922 – June 30, 1924
PresidentWarren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Preceded byFred Morris Dearing
Succeeded byWilbur J. Carr
Personal details
Born(1883-04-25)April 25, 1883
New York City
DiedJune 6, 1951(1951-06-06) (aged 68)
Washington, D.C., United States
Spouse
Anne C. Coleman
(m. 1925)
EducationHarvard College
Harvard Law School

Leland B. Harrison (April 25, 1883 – June 6, 1951) was a United States diplomat. He held several high appointments in the foreign service, most notably as U.S. minister to Switzerland throughout World War II.