Henry L. Stimson
United States Secretary of War (1867-1950) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 83
Henry Lewis Stimson was an American statesman, lawyer, and politician. Over his long career, he emerged as a leading figure in U.S. foreign policy by serving in both Republican and Democratic administrations.
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Young Stimson with Mimi, the cat, portrait by Dora Wheeler Keith
Stimson as a young lawyer
Lieutenant Colonel Alfred William Bjornstad, organizer and director of the U.S. Army Staff College in France, and Lieutenant Colonel Henry L. Stimson who is about to leave the college, July 1918.
Stimson in 1929
Stimson in 1944.
Lt. Gen. Jacob L. Devers pointing out landmarks at devastated Cassino to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson touring the Italian battlefront
Stimson arriving for a Truman cabinet meeting in August 1945About this person
He served as Secretary of War (1911-1913) under President William Howard Taft, Secretary of State (1929-1933) under President Herbert Hoover, and again Secretary of War (1940-1945) under Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, overseeing American military efforts during World War II.
