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Despite his work in [[Democrat]] [[administration]]s, he was a staunch [[conservative]] [[Republican]]. As Secretary of War during [[World War II]] - responsible for 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>  

Despite his work in [[Democrat]] [[administration]]s, he was a staunch [[conservative]] [[Republican]]. As Secretary of War during [[World War II]] - responsible for 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>  

[[Child]] of a wealthy [[family]] from [[New York]], 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.  

[[Child]] of a wealthy [[family]] from [[New York]], 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 Taft [[administration]] when he appointed Secretary of War in 1911 and helped modernize the army's structure during [[World War I]]. 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 London Naval Conference of 1930 which involved the agreements between the major powers on [[navy]] vessel numbers an 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 under Harry Truman he was a senior adviser to the [[Manhattan Project]], which built the [[atomic bomb]].

Stimson's distinguished career began in the Taft [[administration]] when he appointed Secretary of War in 1911 and helped modernize the army's structure during [[World War I]]. 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 London Naval Conference of 1930 which involved the agreements between the major powers on [[navy]] vessel numbers an 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 under Harry Truman he was a senior adviser to the [[Manhattan Project]], which built the [[atomic bomb]].

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>