Kenneth C. Royall

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Kenneth C. Royall was an American lawyer, military officer, and politician who served as the last U.S. Secretary of War before becoming the first Secretary of the Army.

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instanceOf human
lawyer
military officer
politician
appointedBy President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman
burialPlace Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1894-07-24
dateOfDeath 1971-05-25
educatedAt Harvard Law School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
endTime 1947-09-18
1949-04-27
familyName Royall
fieldOfWork military law
public administration
givenName Kenneth
honorificPrefix The Honorable
legalEducation Harvard Law School NERFINISHED
memberOf Democratic Party
surface form: United States Democratic Party
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank brigadier general
nativeLanguage English
notableFor being the first U.S. Secretary of the Army
being the last U.S. Secretary of War
notableWork defense of German saboteurs before a U.S. military commission in 1942
occupation lawyer
military officer
politician
officeForPeriod Secretary of War
surface form: United States Secretary of War

Secretary of the Army
surface form: United States Secretary of the Army
placeOfBirth Goldsboro, North Carolina
placeOfDeath Durham, North Carolina
positionHeld Secretary of War
surface form: United States Secretary of War

Secretary of the Army
surface form: United States Secretary of the Army

United States Senator
member of the North Carolina Senate
practicedLawIn North Carolina NERFINISHED
religion Presbyterianism
residence North Carolina
sexOrGender male
spouse Margaret Best Royall
startTime 1947-07-19
1947-09-18
stateRepresentedInSenate North Carolina NERFINISHED

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Secretary of War positionHeldBy Kenneth C. Royall