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Frank Knox, American journalist and politician, 46th United States Secretary of the Navy (born 1874)

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Frank Knox

47th Secretary of the Navy of the United States (1874–1944)

William Franklin Knox was an American politician, soldier, newspaper editor, and publisher. He was the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936 and Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II.
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United States Secretary of the Navy

Statutory office and the head of the U.S. Department of the Navy

The secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) is a statutory officer and the head of the Department of the Navy, a military department within the United States Department of Defense. On March 25, 2025, John Phelan was confirmed as Secretary of the Navy.
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