Hargrove was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on October 31, 1922. He grew up in Houston and attended the local public schools before attending Sewanee Military Academy in Tennessee, where he was second in command of the Corps of Cadets. He continued his education at Rice University, majored in philosophy, worked as editor of the Thresher, and was named to Phi Beta Kappa.[1]
After serving in the Army during World War II, he began what was to be a 22-year career with the Texas Eastern Corporation.[1] One source called it the Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. and said it was a pipeline firm that his father, Reginald H. Hargrove, helped found.[3] Hargrove was Senior Vice President of Finance and Director when he left in 1969 to become in 1969 to become Assistant Postmaster General for Finance. He was considered “He was instrumental in the reorganization of the Post Office Department into the semi-autonomous US Postal Service, in which he held the post of Senior Assistant Postmaster General for Support Services.”.[1] He accomplished this through his roles with the 1970 Postal Reorganization Act.[3]
In 1976, he served concurrent appointments as Ambassador to Australia and Nauru until March 1977.[2] When he returned to Houston, he worked the investment management firm Vaughan, Nelson and Boston, later renamed Vaughan, Nelson and Hargrove and remained with them as a Chartered Financial Analyst until his retirement in 1985.[1]
Hargrove died from complications of diabetes in Houston, Texas, on July 25, 2004, at the age of 81.[3]
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^ abcde"James Ward (Jim) Hargrove". Houston Chronicle. July 26, 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^ ab"James Ward Hargrove (1922–2004". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^ abcAbram, Lynwood (July 27, 2004). "Deaths: James W. Hargrove, diplomat, Postal Service leader". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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james, hargrove, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2023. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources James W Hargrove news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message James Ward Hargrove October 31 1922 July 25 2004 was an American diplomat businessman and United States Postal Service executive He served as U S Ambassador to Australia and Nauru under President Gerald Ford 1 2 James Ward HargroveUnited States Ambassador to AustraliaPresidentGerald FordUnited States Ambassador to NauruPresidentGerald FordPersonal detailsBornOctober 31 1922Shreveport Louisiana U S DiedJuly 25 2004Houston Texas U S EducationRice UniversityOccupationDiplomat Businessman USPS ExecutiveHargrove was born in Shreveport Louisiana on October 31 1922 He grew up in Houston and attended the local public schools before attending Sewanee Military Academy in Tennessee where he was second in command of the Corps of Cadets He continued his education at Rice University majored in philosophy worked as editor of the Thresher and was named to Phi Beta Kappa 1 After serving in the Army during World War II he began what was to be a 22 year career with the Texas Eastern Corporation 1 One source called it the Texas Eastern Transmission Corp and said it was a pipeline firm that his father Reginald H Hargrove helped found 3 Hargrove was Senior Vice President of Finance and Director when he left in 1969 to become in 1969 to become Assistant Postmaster General for Finance He was considered He was instrumental in the reorganization of the Post Office Department into the semi autonomous US Postal Service in which he held the post of Senior Assistant Postmaster General for Support Services 1 He accomplished this through his roles with the 1970 Postal Reorganization Act 3 In 1976 he served concurrent appointments as Ambassador to Australia and Nauru until March 1977 2 When he returned to Houston he worked the investment management firm Vaughan Nelson and Boston later renamed Vaughan Nelson and Hargrove and remained with them as a Chartered Financial Analyst until his retirement in 1985 1 Hargrove died from complications of diabetes in Houston Texas on July 25 2004 at the age of 81 3 References edit a b c d e James Ward Jim Hargrove Houston Chronicle July 26 2004 Retrieved 8 February 2020 a b James Ward Hargrove 1922 2004 Office of the Historian Retrieved 8 February 2020 a b c Abram Lynwood July 27 2004 Deaths James W Hargrove diplomat Postal Service leader The Houston Chronicle Retrieved 8 February 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James W Hargrove amp oldid 1175940191, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
