George Howard Earle III
32nd Governor of Pennsylvania
In office January 20, 1935 – January 15, 1939
Preceded by	Gifford Pinchot
Succeeded by	Arthur H. James
Born	December 5, 1890(1890-12-05) Devon, Pennsylvania
Died	December 30, 1974 (aged 84) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic

George Howard Earle III (December 5, 1890 – December 30, 1974) was an American politician. Governors Pennsylvania was one of the original Thirteen colonies, and was admitted as a state on December 12 1787 Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gifford Pinchot ( August 11 1865 October 4 1946) was the first Chief of the United States Forest Service (1905–1910 and the Arthur Horace James ( July 14, 1883 &ndash April 27, 1973) was an American Politician. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Devon-Berwyn is a Census-designated place (CDP that describes the populated area of what the residents and the post office consider the two separate towns of Devon and The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Bryn Mawr ( brin-mar is a Census-designated place (CDP in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just west of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person He served as the governor of Pennsylvania from 15 January 1935 to 17 January 1939. Governors Pennsylvania was one of the original Thirteen colonies, and was admitted as a state on December 12 1787 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In 1943, when Earle was a United States Navy Lieutenant Commander and the President's special emissary to the Balkans, he presented a plan to President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) that Earle believed might end the war in Europe early. Lieutenant Commander ( Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy) is a Commissioned officer rank in many navies Superior The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The German ambassador and the head of the German secret service secretly proposed to Earle that German troops could surround Hitler’s headquarters and turn Hitler over to the Allies as a war criminal. German troops then would be repositioned to defend against the Russian military. The plot was never approved. ^[1]

In 1944, FDR assigned Earle to compile information on the Katyń massacre, the massacre of the Polish intelligentsia by the Soviet government. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland For the coffee shop company often called Intelligentsia for short see Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea. Earle did so, using contacts in Bulgaria and Romania, and concluded that the Soviet Union was guilty. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991

After consulting with Elmer Davis, the director of the Office of War Information, Roosevelt rejected Earle's conclusion, saying that he was convinced of the responsibility of Nazi Germany, and ordered Earle's report suppressed. Elmer Davis ( January 13, 1890 - May 18, 1958) was a well-known news reporter author the Director of the United States Office of War The United States Office of War Information (OWI was a US government agency created during World War II to consolidate government information services Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers When Earle formally requested permission to publish his findings, the President gave him a written order to desist. Earle was reassigned and spent the rest of World War II in American Samoa. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including American Samoa (Amerika Sāmoa or sm ''Sāmoa Amelika'' is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast ^[2]

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Preceded by Gifford Pinchot

Governor of Pennsylvania 1935–1939

Succeeded by Arthur Horace James

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