Patrick J. Hurley
Former Ambassador of the United States to the People's Republic of China
Patrick Jay Hurley was an American politician and diplomat. He was the United States Secretary of War from 1929 to 1933, but is best remembered for being Ambassador to China in 1945, during which he ... Wikipedia
Born: January 8, 1883, Indian Territory
Died: July 30, 1963 (age 80 years), Santa Fe, NM
Books: War Policies Commission: Hearings Before the Commission Appointed Under the Authority of Public Resolution No. 98, Seventy-first Congress, Second Session (H.J. Res. 251) March 5-18 [May 13-22] 1931, War Policies Commission: Hearings Before the Commission Appointed Under the Authority of Public Resolution No. 98, Seventy-first Congress, Second Session (H. J. Res. 251) March 5-18 [May 13-22] 1931 ..., and Senator from New Mexico: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, United States Senate, Eighty-third Congress, 1st Session on the Contest of Patrick J. Hurley V. Dennis Chavez for a Seat in the United States Senate from the State of New Mexico, April 27, May 1, 7, 11, 27, and August 12, 1953
Organization founded: United Western Minerals Company
Awards: Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross
Party: Republican Party
Previous offices: Ambassador of the United States to the People's Republic of China (1944–1945), United States Minister to New Zealand (1942–1942), and United States Secretary of War (1929–1933)