Newton D. Baker
Former United States Secretary of War
Newton Diehl Baker Jr. was an American lawyer, Georgist, politician, and government official. He served as the 37th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1912 to 1915. As U.S. Secretary of War from 1916 to 1921, Baker presided over the United States Army... Wikipedia
Born: December 3, 1871, Martinsburg, WV
Died: December 25, 1937 (age 66 years), Shaker Heights, OH
Education: Johns Hopkins University (1892), Washington and Lee University, and Episcopal High School
Books: Correspondence Between Mr. Newton D. Baker, President of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Samuel Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor, Why we went to war, Osteopathic Physicians for Military Service: Hearings Before the Committee on Military Affairs, House of Representatives, Sixty-fifth Congress, Second Session on H.R. 5407, to Admit Osteopathic Physicians to Examinations for Commissions in the Medical Branch of the Army of the United States, and to Provide for Their Official Status, Rank, and Pay, and for Other Purposes, March 15, 1918, and more
Organization founded: BakerHostetler
Party: Democratic Party
Previous offices: United States Secretary of War (1916–1921) and Mayor of Cleveland (1912–1915)