Charles Sawyer
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About
During the late 1940s and early 1950s, this Democratic Party politician served as President Harry S. Truman's United States Secretary of Commerce. Earlier in his political career, he held office as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.
Before Fame
He entered politics in 1912, serving as a member of the Cincinnati City Council.
Trivia
He published a 1968 work titled Concerns of a Conservative Democrat.
Family Life
His first marriage, to Margaret Sterrett, resulted in a daughter named Ann and sons named Charles, Jean, John, and Edward. Following the death of his first wife, he married Elizabeth De Weyrac.
Associated With
After serving the Truman administration, he returned to Ohio and became a partner at the Robert Taft, Stettinius, and Hollister law firm.
