David E. Lilienthal
David E. Lilienthal | |
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Lilienthal before a Senate committee, 1937 | |
| Chair of the United States Atomic Energy Commission | |
| In office October 1946 – February 15, 1950 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Dean |
| Chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority | |
| In office September 16, 1941 – October 1946 | |
| President |
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| Preceded by | Harcourt Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Gordon R. Clapp |
| Vice Chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority | |
| In office January 27, 1939 – September 16, 1941 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Harcourt Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Harcourt Morgan |
| Member of the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors | |
| In office June 23, 1933 – October 1946 | |
| Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Gordon R. Clapp |
| Member of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin | |
| In office March 25, 1931 – June 23, 1933 | |
| Appointed by | Philip La Follette |
| Preceded by | Philip Porter |
| Succeeded by | Fred S. Hunt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Eli Lilienthal July 8, 1899 Morton, Illinois, US |
| Died | January 15, 1981 (aged 81) New York City, US |
| Spouse |
Helen Marian Lamb (m. 1923) |
| Education | |
| Awards | Public Welfare Medal (1951) |
| Signature | |
David Eli Lilienthal (July 8, 1899 – January 15, 1981) was an American attorney and public administrator, best known for his presidential appointment to head Tennessee Valley Authority and later the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). He had practiced public utility law and led the Wisconsin Public Utilities Commission.
Later he was co-author with Dean Acheson (later Secretary of State) of the 1946 Report on the International Control of Atomic Energy, which outlined possible methods for international control of nuclear weapons. As chair of the AEC, he was one of the pioneers in civilian management of nuclear power resources.