William Denman Eberle (June 5, 1923April 3, 2008) was an American politician and businessman from

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who held the office of Trade Representative from 1971 to 1974 under Presidents

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and Gerald Ford.

Biography

Eberle was born in

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. He attended

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, Stanford University and Harvard Law School. Eberle married the former Jean C. Quick and they had four children: Jeffrey, W. David, Francis Q. and Cilista C. Eberle. Eberle was a co-founder of pulp and paper company

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and was

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of manufacturing firm American Standard. From 1953 to 1961, he was a member of the

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. Eberle served as Trade Representative during the

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and

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administrations, from 1971 to 1974. During his time as chief trade negotiator, he pushed Europe and Japan to lower trade barriers. He also pressed trading partners to give American farmers and businesses more access to overseas markets. He resigned and was succeeded by Frederick B. Dent, who resigned as Commerce Secretary. Eberle died of

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on April 3, 2008.

References

Council of American Ambassadors: William D. Eberle
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