Biography:
(1897–1978), a native of New Orleans; instructor in government, Columbia University (1926–31); lieutenant governor of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (1931–35), then governor of the Virgin Islands (1935–41); first executive secretary, FEPC (1941–43); resigned after the FEPC was placed under the WMC, and its chairman Paul McNutt canceled hearings on discrimination in the railroad industry; later executive secretary of the Caribbean Commission.
Birth:
1897 December 26
Death:
1978 October 18
Gender:
Male