James D. Hodgson
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The official portrait of James D. Hodgson hangs in the Department of Labor
James Day Hodgson (born December 3 1915, in Dawson, Minnesota) is an American politician.
During World War II, Hodgson served in the United States Navy. 1970-73 he served as United States Secretary of Labor, and 1974-1977 as Ambassador to Japan.
[edit] Publications
- "American Senryu", The Japan Times, 1992 [a collection of senryu, short humorous poems similar to haiku.]
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| Preceded by George P. Shultz | United States Secretary of Labor 1970—1973 | Succeeded by Peter J. Brennan |
| Preceded by Robert Stephen Ingersoll | U.S. Ambassador to Japan 1974 – 1977 | Succeeded by Mike Mansfield |
United States Secretaries of Labor | ||
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| Secretaries of Commerce & Labor | Cortelyou • Metcalf • Straus • Nagel | Image:US-DeptOfLabor-Seal.svg |
| Secretaries of Labor | Wilson • Davis • Doak • Perkins • Schwellenbach • Tobin • Durkin • Mitchell • Goldberg • Wirtz • Shultz • Hodgson • Brennan • Dunlop • Usery • Marshall • Donovan • Brock • McLaughlin • Dole • Martin • Reich • Herman • Chao | |
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