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John Gilbert Winant OM (February 23, 1889 – November 3, 1947) was an American diplomat and politician with the Republican party after a brief career as a teacher in Concord, New Hampshire. John Winant held positions in New Hampshire, national, and international politics.
2 de nov. de 1993 · John Gilbert Winant Jr., who attracted international attention when he was captured by the Germans during World War II while his father was the United States Ambassador to Britain, died on...
John Gilbert Winant Jr was a pilot of the 390th Bomb Group in WWII. His father, John G Winant, was US Ambassador to Britain between 1941-1946. He was shot down and became a POW in 1943.
On 3 Nov 1947, Winant committed suicide by firing a pistol into his right temple in his home in Concord, New Hampshire; the suicide was attributed to the depression brought on by his inability to adjust to the sudden transition from intense war time ambassadorship to a calm life of retirement.
Learn about the life and career of John G. Winant, the first leader of the Social Security Board created by the New Deal. He was a progressive governor of New Hampshire, a labor advocate, and a U.S. ambassador to Britain.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) appointed John ‘Gil’ Winant as Ambassador to Great Britain in early 1941.1 From then to the end of the Second World War, he helped to steady the Anglo-US relationship and repaired damages inflicted by Joseph Kennedy....
Como Gobernador, El Sr. Winant jugó un papel decisivo para la creación en el Estado de un sistema de legislación social progresiva. Su inquietud social se hizo extensiva a todo el país al principio de la depresión cuando los problemas sociales en el ámbito nacional se hicieron cada vez más graves.
