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 1974. During his time as chief trade negotiator, he pushed Europe and Japan to lower trade barriers. He also pressed trading partners to give American farmers and businesses more access to overseas markets. He resigned and was succeeded by
Frederick B. Dent, who resigned as Commerce Secretary. Eberle died of
renal failure in
Concord, Massachusetts on April 3, 2008. ==References==