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Josephus Daniels, American publisher and diplomat, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (born 1862)

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Josephus Daniels

American diplomat and newspaper editor (1862–1948)

Josephus Daniels was a newspaper editor, Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson, and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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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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