Lehman, Herbert Henry (1878–1963)

US Democratic politician. In 1932 he became governor of New York, and his subsequent support of F D Roosevelt's reform policies earned his own administration the name ‘Little New Deal’. In 1942 Lehman was appointed director of the federal Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation. He served in the Senate 1949–57.

Born in New York and educated at Williams College, Lehman joined his family's banking business and served in the army during World War I. Later entering politics he was elected New York's lieutenant governor 1928.