Vandenberg, Arthur Hendrick (1884–1951)

US politician. A Republican, he was elected to the US Senate in 1928 and remained there for the next 23 years. Although initially an isolationist, he supported F D Roosevelt's war policies and was a supporter of the United Nations in 1945. He became the Republican party's chief spokesperson on foreign affairs, and was chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee 1946–48.

Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Vandenberg briefly attended the University of Michigan Law School. He left to join the staff of the Grand Rapids Herald, of which he became editor in 1906 and later became active in state politics.