Martin Richard Hoffmann

Martin Richard Hoffmann
Martin Richard Hoffmann
	Martin Richard Hoffmann
12th United States Secretary of the Army
	In office; August 5, 1975 – February 13, 1977
President	Gerald R. Ford
Preceded by	Norman R. Augustine (acting)
Succeeded by	Clifford L. Alexander, Jr.
Personal details
Born	April 20, 1932; Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Died	July 14, 2014 (aged 82); Warrenton, Virginia
Spouse(s)	Margaret Ann McCabe (1961)
Alma mater	Princeton University (1954)

Martin Richard Hoffmann (April 20, 1932 – July 14, 2014) was an American politician. He served as the United States Secretary of the Army between 1975 and 1977.^[2]

Martin was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts on April 20, 1932.^[1]

Hoffmann served as general counsel of the Department of Defense, 1974 - 75. He was appointed as Secretary of the Army from August 5, 1975 until February 13, 1977.^[1]

He died of cancer in Warren, Virginia, aged 82.^[3]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Bell, William Gardner (1992). ""Martin Richard Hoffmann"". Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army: Portraits and Biographical Sketches. United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2007.
↑ Langer, Emily (2014-07-23). "Martin R. Hoffmann dies; Army secretary helped guide academy through scandal". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
↑ "Martin Hoffmann, Army secretary in the 1970s, dies at 82". New York Times.com. Retrieved July 28, 2014.

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[bell1992-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Bell, William Gardner (1992). ""Martin Richard Hoffmann"". Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army: Portraits and Biographical Sketches. United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2007.

[2] Langer, Emily (2014-07-23). "Martin R. Hoffmann dies; Army secretary helped guide academy through scandal". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-07-27.

[3] "Martin Hoffmann, Army secretary in the 1970s, dies at 82". New York Times.com. Retrieved July 28, 2014.

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