Warren Austin

Warren Austin
Austin in 1931
2nd United States Ambassador to the United Nations
In office January 14, 1947 – January 22, 1953
President	Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Edward Stettinius Jr.
Succeeded by	Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Acting Senate Minority Leader
In office January 3, 1940 – January 3, 1941
Preceded by	Charles L. McNary
Succeeded by	Charles L. McNary
United States Senator from Vermont
In office April 1, 1931 – August 2, 1946
Preceded by	Frank C. Partridge
Succeeded by	Ralph Flanders
Mayor of St. Albans, Vermont
In office March 3, 1909 – March 2, 1910
Preceded by	Norman N. Atwood
Succeeded by	Selden C. Greene
State's Attorney of Franklin County, Vermont
In office December 1, 1904 – November 30, 1906
Preceded by	Wallace B. Locklin
Succeeded by	Frederick S. Tupper
Personal details
Born	Warren Robinson Austin (1877-11-12)November 12, 1877 Highgate, Vermont, U.S.
Died	December 25, 1962(1962-12-25) (aged 85) Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Resting place	Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vermont
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mildred Lucas ​ (m. 1901)​
Relations	Roswell M. Austin (brother)
Education	University of Vermont (Ph.B.)
Profession	Attorney

Warren Robinson Austin (November 12, 1877 – December 25, 1962) was an American politician and diplomat who served as United States Senator from Vermont and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

A native of Highgate Center, Vermont, Austin was educated in Highgate and Bakersfield, and also studied in Quebec to learn French. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1899, studied law with his father, was admitted to the bar in 1902, and practiced in partnership with his father.

Austin settled in St. Albans, became active in politics as a Republican, and served in several local offices, including Grand Juror, Chairman of the city Republican committee, and State's Attorney of Franklin County (1904–1906). In 1908, he was chairman of the state Republican convention, and he served as Mayor of St. Albans from 1909 to 1910. From 1907 to 1915, Austin was a Commissioner for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. In 1917, he moved to Burlington, where he continued to practice law. Austin's prominence continued to grow, and he served as a University of Vermont trustee from 1914 to 1941, and an attorney practicing before the United States Court for China from 1916 to 1917. Austin served as a special counsel for the state of Vermont from 1925 to 1927^[1] during the process of setting the official boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire.

In 1931, Austin was elected to the U.S. Senate in a special election, defeating Frank C. Partridge, who had been appointed to fill the vacancy after the death of Frank L. Greene. From 1939 to 1942, Austin was the Senate's Assistant Minority Leader (Minority Whip). In 1946 he resigned to accept president Harry S. Truman's appointment as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. He took office in January, 1947, and was the first official holder of this post. Austin served until January 1953, when the Eisenhower administration took office. He resided in Burlington during his retirement, and died there in 1962. Austin was buried at Lakeview Cemetery in Burlington.