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| − | [[Image:HenryStimson.jpg|right|thumb|200px|'''Henry Stimson''']] '''Henry Lewis Stimson''' (September 21, 1867 – October 20, 1950) served as [[United States]] Secretary of | + | [[Image:HenryStimson.jpg|right|thumb|200px|'''Henry Stimson''']] '''Henry Lewis Stimson''' (September 21, 1867 – October 20, 1950) served as [[United States]] Secretary of War under presidents [[William Howard Taft]], [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], [[Harry S. Truman]] and [[Secretary of State]] under [[Herbert Hoover]], previously serving as Governor-General of the [[Philippines]]. He was a leading Wall Street lawyer, one of the most important Republicans, and a leading conservative. |
| − | + | When World War Ii threatened Presdient [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] turned over the war department to Stimson, realizing the need for a bipartisan military policy. (For Secretary of the navu he chose Frank Knox, the 1936 GOP vice presidential candidate). Stimson brought buisiness leaders to Washington. As Secretary of War during [[World War II]] - responsible for supplying soldiers and weapons to the Army and Air Force - he took an aggressive stance against [[Nazi]] [[Germany]]. He promoted the growth of military industries, and reorganize the War Department and expanded it to 12 million men and women. <ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/henry-l-stimson</ref> | |
| − | + | Scion of a wealthy family from New York City, Stimson was educated at Phillips Andover Academy, Yale College, and Harvard Law School. In 1892, he became a parter to a prestigious [[Wall Street]] law firm. And in 1906 President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] appointed him U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He unsuccessfully ran for Governor in 1910. | |
| − | Stimson's distinguished career began in the | + | Stimson's distinguished career began in the [[William Howard Taft]] administration when he was appointed Secretary of War in 1911 and helped modernize the army's structure on the eve of [[World War I]]. Stimson supported Taft in the 1912 GOP contest with Roosevelt. During the war e was a colonel on active service; he was thereafter always known as "Colonel Stimson". |
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| + | He was asked by President [[Calvin Coolidge]] to impose a settlement in [[Nicaragua]] and in 1927 served as governor general of the Philippines. He was President [[Herbert Hoover]]'s secretary of state and was involved with foreign policy matters such as the London Naval Conference of 1930 and the invasion of [[Manchuria]]. In 1940 he was appointed Secretary of War again under Franklin D. Roosevelt. As War Secretary during World War II he expanded the army base to over 10,000,000 [[soldier]]s. As Secretary of War he was the person most responsible for the [[Manhattan Project]], which built the [[atomic bomb]]he was the major advisor who designed the policy of using it against Japan, as approved by President [[Harry Truman]]. | ||
Stimson died in 1950 at the age of 83. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0921.html</ref> | Stimson died in 1950 at the age of 83. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0921.html</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | * Hodgson, Godfrey. ''The Colonel: The Life and Wars of Henry Stimson, 1867-1950'' (1992), popular | ||
| + | * Morison, Elting E. ''Turmoil and tradition: A study of the life and times of Henry L. Stimson'' (1960), the standard scholarly biography | ||
| + | * Newman, | ||
| + | ===Primary sources=== | ||
| + | * Stimson, Henry L., and McGeorge Bundy.''On Active Services In Peace And War'' (1948, 2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Active-Services-Peace-War/dp/1406741930/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214271756&sr=1-5 excerpt and text search], Stimson't autobiography | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Political People]] | [[Category:Political People]] | ||
Revision as of 10:19, September 18, 2008
Henry Lewis Stimson (September 21, 1867 – October 20, 1950) served as United States Secretary of War under presidents William Howard Taft, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State under Herbert Hoover, previously serving as Governor-General of the Philippines. He was a leading Wall Street lawyer, one of the most important Republicans, and a leading conservative.
When World War Ii threatened Presdient Franklin D. Roosevelt turned over the war department to Stimson, realizing the need for a bipartisan military policy. (For Secretary of the navu he chose Frank Knox, the 1936 GOP vice presidential candidate). Stimson brought buisiness leaders to Washington. As Secretary of War during World War II - responsible for supplying soldiers and weapons to the Army and Air Force - he took an aggressive stance against Nazi Germany. He promoted the growth of military industries, and reorganize the War Department and expanded it to 12 million men and women. [1]
Scion of a wealthy family from New York City, Stimson was educated at Phillips Andover Academy, Yale College, and Harvard Law School. In 1892, he became a parter to a prestigious Wall Street law firm. And in 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt appointed him U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He unsuccessfully ran for Governor in 1910.
Stimson's distinguished career began in the William Howard Taft administration when he was appointed Secretary of War in 1911 and helped modernize the army's structure on the eve of World War I. Stimson supported Taft in the 1912 GOP contest with Roosevelt. During the war e was a colonel on active service; he was thereafter always known as "Colonel Stimson".
He was asked by President Calvin Coolidge to impose a settlement in Nicaragua and in 1927 served as governor general of the Philippines. He was President Herbert Hoover's secretary of state and was involved with foreign policy matters such as the London Naval Conference of 1930 and the invasion of Manchuria. In 1940 he was appointed Secretary of War again under Franklin D. Roosevelt. As War Secretary during World War II he expanded the army base to over 10,000,000 soldiers. As Secretary of War he was the person most responsible for the Manhattan Project, which built the atomic bombhe was the major advisor who designed the policy of using it against Japan, as approved by President Harry Truman.
Stimson died in 1950 at the age of 83. [2]
Bibliography
- Hodgson, Godfrey. The Colonel: The Life and Wars of Henry Stimson, 1867-1950 (1992), popular
- Morison, Elting E. Turmoil and tradition: A study of the life and times of Henry L. Stimson (1960), the standard scholarly biography
- Newman,
Primary sources
- Stimson, Henry L., and McGeorge Bundy.On Active Services In Peace And War (1948, 2007) excerpt and text search, Stimson't autobiography