James Day Hodgson
James Day Hodgson | |
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United States Ambassador to Japan | |
In office July 19, 1974 – February 2, 1977 | |
President | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Robert S. Ingersoll |
Succeeded by | Mike Mansfield |
12th United States Secretary of Labor | |
In office July 2, 1970 – February 1, 1973 | |
President | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | George Shultz |
Succeeded by | Peter J. Brennan |
Personal details | |
Born | Dawson, Minnesota, U.S. | December 3, 1915
Died | November 28, 2012 Malibu, California, U.S. | (aged 96)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Maria Denend (m. 1943–2012) |
Children | 2 |
Education | University 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 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
U.S. Ambassador to Japan under Gerald Ford.[5]
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
- "American Senryu", The Japan Times, 1992 (a collection of senryū, short humorous poems similar to haiku)
- "Doing Business with the New Japan", 2000 (written with Yoshihiro Sano and John L. Graham)
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Phi Sigma Kappa, ed. (1992). Hills and a Star (10 ed.). Indianapolis, Indiana: Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. pp. 74–76.
- ^ "James D. Hodgson". NNDB. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ "Hodgson, James Day (b. 1915)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ "James Day Hodgson (1915-)". US Department of State. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ "Finding Aid of the James D. Hodgson Papers". Online Archives of California. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to James Day Hodgson.
- U.S. Department of Labor Biography
- Finding Aid of the James D. Hodgson Papers (California Digital Library)
- Price Comparisons Between the Japanese and U.S. Markets (RAND Corporation, 1991)
- US Department of State
- Appearances on C-SPAN