Henry L. Stimson

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American politician human lawyer statesman

Henry L. Stimson was an influential American statesman who served in key cabinet roles under multiple presidents and helped direct U.S. military and foreign policy during both World Wars.

Aliases (1)

Henry Lewis Stimson ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American politician → human → lawyer → statesman →
appointedBy	Franklin D. Roosevelt → Harry S. Truman → Herbert Hoover → William Howard Taft →
awardReceived	Distinguished Service Medal (United States Army) →
causeOfDeath	heart attack →
coAuthor	McGeorge Bundy →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1867-09-21 →
dateOfDeath	1950-10-20 →
educatedAt	Harvard Law School → Phillips Academy Andover → Yale University →
familyName	Stimson →
fullName	Henry Lewis Stimson →
givenName	Henry →
knownFor	directing U.S. war effort during World War II as Secretary of War → formulating the Stimson Doctrine on non-recognition of territorial changes by force → oversight of the Manhattan Project →
memberOf	Skull and Bones →
middleName	Lewis →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
notableWork	On Active Service in Peace and War → Stimson Doctrine →
occupation	diplomat → lawyer → politician →
officeEnd	Secretary of State 1933 → Secretary of War under Harry S. Truman 1945 → Secretary of War under William Howard Taft 1913 →
officeStart	Secretary of State 1929 → Secretary of War under Franklin D. Roosevelt 1940 → Secretary of War under William Howard Taft 1909 →
placeOfBirth	New York → New York City → United States of America →
placeOfDeath	Huntington → New York → United States of America →
politicalParty	Republican Party →
positionHeld	Chair of the Interim Committee on the Atomic Bomb → Chair of the National Defense Research Committee → Governor-General of the Philippines → United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York → United States Secretary of State → United States Secretary of War →
religion	Protestantism →
residence	New York City → Washington, D.C. →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Mabel Wellington White →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Herbert Hoover administration →	cabinetMember
Henry L. Stimson ("Henry Lewis Stimson") →	fullName
Stimson Hall →	namedAfter
Assistant Secretary of War →	officeHeldBy
Secretary of War →	positionHeldBy