About Howland H. Sargeant
Lived 1911 – 1984 (aged 72). Howland H. Sargeant was an American baseball player.
Howland Hill Sargeant (July 13, 1911 – February 29, 1984) was United States Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs from 1952–53, and the president of Radio Liberty from 1954 to 1975.
Biography Born in 1911 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Howland H. Sargeant was educated at Dartmouth College, graduating in 1932. He played for the Dartmouth Big Green baseball team. In this capacity, Sargeant was a member of the United States delegation to UNESCO and in 1950 was Vice-President of the UNESCO General Conference that met in Florence.
During his time as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Sargeant met actress Myrna Loy, who was a member of the U.S. delegation to UNESCO. Sargeant married Loy on June 2, 1951, becoming Loy's fourth husband. This marriage would end in a divorce on May 31, 1960, and the couple did not have any children.
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American government official
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Howland H. Sargeant was born on 13 July 1911 in New Bedford.
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Howland H. Sargeant died on 29 February 1984 in New York City.
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Howland H. Sargeant was a baseball player.
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Howland H. Sargeant was American.
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