William Denman Eberle

William D. Eberle

4th United States Trade Representative
In office 1971–1975
President	Richard Nixon Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Carl J. Gilbert
Succeeded by	Frederick B. Dent
Personal details
Born	(1923-06-05)June 5, 1923 Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Died	April 3, 2008(2008-04-03) (aged 84) Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Jean Eberle
Children	Jeffrey Eberle W. David Eberle Francis Q. Eberle Cilista C. Eberle
Alma mater	Harvard Law School Boise High School Stanford University
Profession	Politician

William Denman Eberle (June 5, 1923 – April 3, 2008) was an American politician and businessman from Idaho who held the office of Trade Representative from 1971 to 1974 under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

Biography

Eberle was born in Boise, Idaho. He attended Boise High School, 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 Boise Cascade and was chief executive officer of manufacturing firm American Standard. From 1953 to 1961, he was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives. Eberle served as Trade Representative during the Nixon and Ford administrations, from 1971 to 1975. He resigned and was succeed by Frederick B. Dent, who resigned as Commerce Secretary.

Eberle died of renal failure in Concord, Massachusetts on April 3, 2008.

References

United States Trade Representative

Christian Herter (1962) William M. Roth (1967) Carl J. Gilbert (1969) William D. Eberle (1971) Frederick B. Dent (1975) Robert S. Strauss (1977) Reubin Askew (1979) William E. Brock III (1981) Clayton K. Yeutter (1985) Carla A. Hills (1989) Mickey Kantor (1993) Charlene Barshefsky (1997) Robert Zoellick (2001) Rob Portman (2005) Susan Schwab (2006) Ron Kirk (2009) Michael Froman (2013)

Cabinet of President Gerald Ford (1974–77)

Cabinet

Secretary of State	Henry A. Kissinger (1974–77)

Secretary of the Treasury	William E. Simon (1974–77)

Secretary of Defense	James R. Schlesinger (1974–75) Donald H. Rumsfeld (1975–77)

Attorney General	William B. Saxbe (1974–75) Edward H. Levi (1975–77)

Secretary of the Interior	Rogers C. B. Morton (1974–75) Stanley K. Hathaway (1975) Thomas S. Kleppe (1975–77)

Secretary of Agriculture	Earl L. Butz (1974–76) John A. Knebel (1976–77)

Secretary of Commerce	Frederick B. Dent (1974–75) Rogers C. B. Morton (1975–76) Elliot L. Richardson (1976–77)

Secretary of Labor	Peter J. Brennan (1974–75) John T. Dunlop (1975–76) W. J. Usery, Jr. (1976–77)

Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare	Caspar W. Weinberger (1974–75) F. David Mathews (1975–77)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	James T. Lynn (1974–1975) Carla A. Hills (1975–1977)

Secretary of Transportation	Claude S. Brinegar (1974–75) William T. Coleman, Jr. (1975–77)

Cabinet-level

Vice President	None (1974) Nelson A. Rockefeller (1974–77)

White House Chief of Staff	Alexander M. Haig, Jr. (1974) Donald H. Rumsfeld (1974–75) Richard B. Cheney (1975–77)

Director of the Office of Management and Budget	Roy L. Ash (1974–75) James T. Lynn (1975–76)

Director of Central Intelligence	William E. Colby (1974–76) George H. W. Bush (1976–77)

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	Russell E. Train (1974–77)

Special Representative for Trade Negotiations	William D. Eberle (1974–75) Frederick B. Dent (1975–77)

Ambassador to the United Nations	John A. Scali (1974–75) Daniel P. Moynihan (1975–76) William W. Scranton (1976–77)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 1627036 LCCN: n90615857

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