Paiewonsky as Governor of the Virgin Islands. Governor Paiewonsky was appointed by President Kennedy in the early days of the New Frontier. He was a native Virgin Islander. the son of an immigrant from the Baltic who arrived in the Virgin Islands when they were under Danish rule and who himself made substantial contributions to the economy of the community. Ralph had been a successful businessman and had served for a number of years as head of the local legislaturethen the highest elective office in the Virgin Islands. He also served on a national scale as Democratic National Committeeman from the Virgin Islands.
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