Newton D. Baker

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Newton D. Baker was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War during World War I, overseeing the nation’s military mobilization under President Woodrow Wilson.

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instanceOf United States Secretary of War
human
lawyer
politician
appointedBy Woodrow Wilson
areaOfInfluence United States military policy
urban governance in Cleveland
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Johns Hopkins University
Washington and Lee University School of Law
employer Cleveland
surface form: City of Cleveland

United States Department of War
familyName Baker
fieldOfWork military policy
municipal government
public administration
givenName Newton
hasHonorificTitle Mayor of Cleveland
Secretary of War
influenced U.S. conscription policy in World War I
development of the modern U.S. War Department
influencedBy Woodrow Wilson
jurisdictionGoverned Cleveland
surface form: Cleveland, Ohio
knownFor progressive municipal reforms in Cleveland
service as U.S. Secretary of War under Woodrow Wilson
languageSpoken English
legalEducation Washington and Lee University School of Law
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
middleName Diehl
movement Progressivism in the United States
notableRole civilian leadership of the U.S. Army during World War I
notableWork implementation of the Selective Service Act of 1917
leadership of the War Department during World War I
oversight of U.S. military mobilization in World War I
occupation lawyer
politician
officeContested Democratic presidential nomination
participatedIn World War I
partOf Wilson administration
positionHeld Mayor of Cleveland
Secretary of War
surface form: United States Secretary of War
religion Protestantism
residence Cleveland
surface form: Cleveland, Ohio

Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male
workLocation Cleveland
surface form: Cleveland, Ohio

Washington, D.C.

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