James Day Hodgson

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James Day Hodgson
United States Ambassador to Japan
In office
July 19, 1974 – February 2, 1977
PresidentGerald Ford
Preceded byRobert S. Ingersoll
Succeeded byMike Mansfield
12th United States Secretary of Labor
In office
July 2, 1970 – February 1, 1973
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byGeorge Shultz
Succeeded byPeter J. Brennan
Personal details
Born(1915-12-03)December 3, 1915
Dawson, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedNovember 28, 2012(2012-11-28) (aged 96)
Malibu, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Maria Denend
(m. 1943⁠–⁠2012)
Children2
EducationUniversity of Minnesota (BA)
University of California, Los Angeles

James Day Hodgson (December 3, 1915 – November 28, 2012) was an American politician. He served as the

Ambassador to Japan.[1]

Life and career

Hodgson in a group photo of Nixon's cabinet on June 16, 1972, third from the right in the back row.

Hodgson was born in

University of California at Los Angeles.[3]
He married the former Maria Denend on August 24, 1943. They had two children, Nancy Ruth Hodgson, and Frederick Jesse Hodgson.

During

Beginning in 1977, Hodgson served as the Chairman of the Board of the Uranium Mining Company. Hodgson served as an adjunct professor at University of California, Los Angeles and was visiting scholar from the American Enterprise Institute.[6]

Following the death of former Labor Secretary

Los Angeles, California.[1]

Publications

References

  1. ^ a b Adkisson, Knowles (1915-12-03). "Hodgson, former Secretary of Labor, dies at Malibu home - Malibu Times: News: james hodgson, nixon, osha, hilda solis, lockheed". Malibu Times. Archived from the original on 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
  2. ^ Phi Sigma Kappa, ed. (1992). Hills and a Star (10 ed.). Indianapolis, Indiana: Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. pp. 74–76.
  3. ^ "James D. Hodgson". NNDB. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  4. ^ "Hodgson, James Day (b. 1915)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  5. ^ "James Day Hodgson (1915-)". US Department of State. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  6. ^ "Finding Aid of the James D. Hodgson Papers". Online Archives of California. Retrieved October 8, 2012.

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Political offices
Preceded by United States Secretary of Labor
1970–1973
Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
United States Ambassador to Japan

1974–1977
Succeeded by