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'''Henry Lewis Stimson''' (September 21, 1867 – October 20, 1950) served as [[United States]] Secretary of [[War]] under [[President]]'s [[William Howard Taft]], [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], [[Harry S. Truman]] and [[Secretary of State]] under [[Herbert Hoover]], previously serving as Governor-General of the [[Philippines]].
[[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 [[President]]'s [[William Howard Taft]], [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], [[Harry S. Truman]] and [[Secretary of State]] under [[Herbert Hoover]], previously serving as Governor-General of the [[Philippines]].
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>
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]].
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.
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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