Josephus Daniels

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Josephus Daniels was an influential American newspaper editor and publisher who later served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson.

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instanceOf diplomat
human
journalist
newspaper editor
politician
publisher
appointedBy Woodrow Wilson
child Jonathan Worth Daniels
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1862-05-18
dateOfDeath 1948-01-15
educatedAt Wilson Collegiate Institute
employer The News & Observer
endTime 1921 (term as U.S. Secretary of the Navy)
1941 (service as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico)
familyName Daniels
givenName Flavius Josephus
surface form: Josephus
knownFor implementing reforms in the U.S. Navy during World War I
ownership and editorship of The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
name Josephus Daniels self-link
notableFor influential role in North Carolina journalism
leadership of the U.S. Navy during World War I
service as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico under President Franklin D. Roosevelt
notableWork The News & Observer
occupation diplomat
journalist
newspaper editor
politician
publisher
partOf Roosevelt administration
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt administration

Woodrow Wilson administration
placeOfBirth Washington, North Carolina, United States
surface form: Washington, North Carolina
placeOfDeath Raleigh
surface form: Raleigh, North Carolina
politicalAlignment Southern Democrat
positionHeld United States Ambassador to Mexico
Secretary of the Navy
surface form: United States Secretary of the Navy
religion Methodist churches
surface form: Methodism
residence Raleigh
surface form: Raleigh, North Carolina
sexOrGender male
spouse Addie Worth Bagley Daniels
startTime 1913 (term as U.S. Secretary of the Navy)
1933 (service as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico)

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Admiral William S. Benson appointedBy Josephus Daniels
subject surface form: William S. Benson
Josephus Daniels name Josephus Daniels self-link
North American Review notableEditor Josephus Daniels