Newton Baker

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United States Secretary of War human lawyer politician

Newton Baker was an American politician and lawyer best known for serving as U.S. Secretary of War under President Woodrow Wilson during World War I.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Secretary of War → human → lawyer → politician →
appointedBy	Woodrow Wilson →
areaOfActivity	Ohio state politics → United States national politics → local government in Cleveland →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
educatedAt	Johns Hopkins University → Washington and Lee University → Washington and Lee University School of Law →
employer	City of Cleveland NERFINISHED → United States federal government →
familyName	Baker →
fieldOfWork	military policy → municipal government → public administration →
givenName	Newton →
hasHonorificTitle	Secretary Baker →
hasRole	attorney → cabinet member in the United States government → municipal executive →
languageSpoken	English →
legalEducation	Washington and Lee University School of Law →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Democratic Party →
nativeLanguage	English →
notableFor	oversight of U.S. military mobilization in World War I → progressive municipal reforms in Cleveland → service as U.S. Secretary of War during World War I →
notableWork	administration of the U.S. Army during World War I → implementation of the Selective Service Act of 1917 →
occupation	lawyer → politician →
officeContested	Governor of Ohio →
participantIn	Woodrow Wilson administration → World War I →
partOf	Democratic Party in Ohio →
positionHeld	Mayor of Cleveland → United States Secretary of War →
residence	Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED → Washington, D.C. →
sexOrGender	male →
sharesBorderWith	Cleveland political reform movement →
workLocation	Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED → Washington, D.C. →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
California Governor's Mansion →	hasResidentGovernor