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Patrick J. Hurley, American general, politician, and diplomat, 51st United States Secretary of War (died 1963)

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Patrick J. Hurley

American diplomat and politician

Patrick Jay Hurley was an American attorney, Republican Party politician, military officer, and diplomat. He was the 51st United States Secretary of War from 1929 to 1933 in the cabinet of Herbert Hoover and a key American diplomat during World War II. As ambassador to China in…
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United States Secretary of War

Position in the United States Cabinet from 1789 to 1947

The secretary of war was a member of the U.S. president's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War", had been appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of…
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