Henry L. Stimson

Politician

1867 – 1950

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Who was Henry L. Stimson?

Henry Lewis Stimson was an American statesman, lawyer and Republican Party politician and spokesman on foreign policy. He served as Secretary of War under Republican William Howard Taft, and as Governor-General of the Philippines. As Secretary of State under Republican President Herbert Hoover, he articulated the Stimson Doctrine which announced American opposition to Japanese expansion in Asia. He again served as Secretary of War under Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, and was a leading hawk calling for war against Germany. During World War II he took charge of raising and training 13 million soldiers and airmen, supervised the spending of a third of the nation's GDP on the Army and the Air Forces, helped formulate military strategy, and took personal control of building and using the atomic bomb.

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Born
Sep 21, 1867
New York City
Also known as
  • Henry Stimson
  • Stimson
Parents
Spouses
Religion
  • Presbyterianism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Harvard Law School
  • Phillips Academy
  • Yale College
  • Yale University
Died
Oct 20, 1950
Huntington

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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