John O. Marsh Jr.
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John O. Marsh Jr. | |
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| 14th United States Secretary of the Army | |
| In office January 30, 1981 – August 14, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Percy Pierre (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Michael P. W. Stone |
| Counselor to the President | |
| In office August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977 Serving with Robert Hartmann, Rogers Morton | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Anne Armstrong Dean Burch Kenneth Rush |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Meese (1981) |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs | |
| In office April 17, 1973 – February 15, 1974 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Rady A. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | John M. Maury |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th district | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Burr Harrison |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Robinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 7, 1926 Winchester, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 4, 2019 (aged 92) Raphine, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (Before 1980s) Republican (1980s–2019) |
| Education | Washington and Lee University (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1944–1947 (Active) 1947–1951 (Reserve) 1951–1976 (Guard) |
| Rank |  Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | United States Army Reserve Army National Guard |
| Battles/wars | Allied-occupied Germany Vietnam War |
John Otho Marsh Jr. (August 7, 1926 – February 4, 2019) was an American politician and a Professor at George Mason University School of Law.[1][2][3] He served as the United States Secretary of the Army from 1981 to 1989, and as United States House of Representatives from Virginia from 1963 to 1971.[1][4]
Marsh, Jr. died on February 4, 2019 from congestive heart failure in Raphine, Virginia, aged 92.[5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "George Mason Law biography". Archived from the original on 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
- ↑ "Forbes profile". Archived from the original on 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ MARKLE
- ↑ Richard Halloran, 'Washington Talk - Working Profile: Army Secretary John O. Marsh Jr.; Military Leader Wins High Ground, Quietly', in The New York Times, January 03, 1989 [1]
- ↑ "John O. Marsh Jr., Ex-Army Chief and Presidents' Adviser, Dies at 92". The New York Times. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
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