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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Henry L. Stimson |
| Address |
, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
September 21, 1867
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| Died | October 20, 1950
(83 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Sep 21, 2023 05:16am |
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| Info | Born in New York City on September 21, 1867;
Graduated from Yale University in 1888;
Attended Harvard University (A.M. 1889) and Harvard Law School 1889-1890;
Admitted to the bar in 1891 and practiced in New York City;
Married Mabel Wellington White in 1893;
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1906-1909;
Secretary of War in President Taft's Cabinet, 1911-1913;
Delegate at large to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1915;
Served in the United States Army in France from 1917-1918, attaining the rank of colonel;
Practiced law in New York City; was a special representative of the President to Nicaragua in 1927;
Governor General of the Philippine Islands, 1927-1929;
Secretary of State in President Hoover's Cabinet from March 28, 1929, until March 4, 1933;
As Secretary of State, was chairman of the American delegation to the London Naval Conference in 1930, and formulated the Stimson Doctrine with regard to Japanese activities in China;
Resumed the practice of law in New York City;
Secretary of War in the Cabinets of Presidents Roosevelt and Truman 1940-1945; retired from public life;
Died at "Highhold", his estate in West Hills, Huntington Township, Long Island, October 20, 1950.
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