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Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946

American politician, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce, assistant to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Harry Lloyd Hopkins was an American social worker, the 8th Secretary of Commerce, and one of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's closest advisors. He was one of the architects of the New Deal, especially the relief programs of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which he directed and built into the largest employer in the country. In World War II, he was Roosevelt's chief diplomatic adviser and troubleshooter. (Source: Wikipedia)

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