Henry L. Stimson

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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.

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Label Occurrences
Henry L. Stimson canonical 16
Henry Lewis Stimson 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
human
lawyer
statesman
appointedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt

President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman

Herbert Hoover
President William Howard Taft
surface form: William Howard Taft
awardReceived Army Distinguished Service Medal
surface form: 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 L. Stimson self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 regarding Manchuria
surface form: 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
Secretary of War
surface form: United States Secretary of War
religion Protestantism
residence New York City
Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male
spouse Mabel Wellington White

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Subject: Henry L. Stimson
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (17)

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Secretary of War positionHeldBy Henry L. Stimson
Stimson Hall namedAfter Henry L. Stimson
Henry L. Stimson fullName Henry L. Stimson self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Henry Lewis Stimson
Assistant Secretary of War officeHeldBy Henry L. Stimson
Presidential Medal of Merit hasRecipient Henry L. Stimson
Henry L. Stimson Middle School namedAfter Henry L. Stimson
Stimson usedBy Henry L. Stimson
Stimson hasNotableBearer Henry L. Stimson
On Active Service in Peace and War author Henry L. Stimson
Combined Policy Committee notableMember Henry L. Stimson
Mabel Wellington White spouse Henry L. Stimson