Fred Korth
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Fred Korth | |
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57th United States Secretary of the Navy | |
In office January 4, 1962 – November 1, 1963 | |
President | John F. Kennedy |
Preceded by | John Connally |
Succeeded by | Paul B. Fay (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Frederick Herman Korth September 9, 1909 Yorktown, Texas, U.S. |
Died | September 14, 1998 El Paso, Texas, U.S. | (aged 89)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouses | Vera Sansom Connell
(m. 1934; div. 1964)Charlotte Marguerite Brooks
(m. 1980) |
Education | University of Texas, Austin (BA) George Washington University (LLB) |
Frederick Herman Korth (September 9, 1909 – September 14, 1998) served as the 56th U.S.
Appointed as Navy Secretary by President John F. Kennedy on January 4, 1962, Korth resigned October 14, 1963 effective November 1, 1963. Various sources cite different reasons for Secretary Korth's departure.[1]
Life and career
Korth was born in September 1909 in Yorktown, Texas, the son of Eleanor Maria (Stark) and Fritz R. J. Korth, who was a banker and rancher.[2] In later life, he lived in Coronado Country Club Estates, El Paso, Texas and Foxhall, Washington, D.C.
He was president of the
When he was not serving in the above
On August 23, 1980, he wed widowed Charlotte Brooks Williams.[6][7] Korth died in September 1998 in El Paso, Texas and is buried under a three-century-old Texas Live Oak tree on his ranch in Karnes County, Texas.
His stepdaughter, Melissa Williams O'Rourke, is the mother of former U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Thompson, Robert E. (October 15, 1963). "Navy Sec'y. Korth Quits After Row With McNamara". Boston Globe. Boston, MA. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "Current Biography Yearbook". 1962.
- ^ Kennedy, John F. (October 31, 1963). "NEWS CONFERENCE 63, OCTOBER 31, 1963". News Conferences (Interview). Interviewed by News Press. Washington, D.C.: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ UPI (November 28, 1963). "Oswald's Mom Cruel to Mate, Jury Held". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ FBI Report (June 24, 1964). Edwin A. Ekdahl versus Marguerite C. Ekdahl (Report). Case Number 15537-D. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "Charlotte Brooks christening; from "Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church records 1900–1920 (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)"". FamilySearch (in Latin). Retrieved March 27, 2019.
ADNOTATIONES: Married – Frederick Herman Korth – Immaculate Conception – Washington, D.C. – 9/23/1980
- ^ Beale, Betty (August 17, 1980). "Watergate More Than Political Scandal". The Indianapolis Star. North American Syndicate. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
And former Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth was showing friends a photo of the good-looking El Paso, Texas, widow he will marry on Aug. 23 – Charlotte Williams – owner of El Paso's decorating and furnishing firm called Charlotte's.
- ^ Hagan, Joe (March 13, 2019). "Riding Around with Beto O'Rourke as He Comes to Grips with a Presidential Run". Vanity Fair. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
... his grandfather through marriage, Fred Korth, a former secretary of the navy in the Kennedy administration.
External links
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