Thomas S. Gates Jr.
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 41 years ago |
Date of birth | April 10,1906 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Date of died | March 25,1983 |
Died | Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Party | Republican Party |
Previous office | United States Secretary of Defense (1959–1961) |
Parents | Thomas Sovereign Gates |
Education | University of Pennsylvania |
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy | |
Children | 4 |
Previous position | United States Secretary of Defense (1959–1961) |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1795432 |
Thomas S. Gates Jr. Life story
Thomas Sovereign Gates Jr. was an American politician and diplomat who served as Secretary of Defense from 1959 to 1961 and Secretary of the Navy from 1957 to 1959, both under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. During his tenure as Secretary of Defense, he established a task force to set nuclear target priorities.