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Josephus Daniels

Josephus Daniels (18 May 1862–15 January 1948) was an American politician and newspaper publisher from North Carolina, who served as Secretary of the Navy during World War I. http://www. ... http://www. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy. ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machine guns, and poison gas. ...


A native of Washington, North Carolina, Daniels owned and managed several newspapers before purchasing the Raleigh News and Observer, which he ran for several decades. Prominent in state and national Democratic Party politics, he held office during President Grover Cleveland's administration. He supported Woodrow Wilson in the 1912 presidential election, and after Wilson's victory was appointed as Secretary of the Navy. He held the post from 1913 to 1921, throughout the Wilson administration, overseeing the Navy during World War I. Future U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt served as his Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Washington is a city located in Beaufort County, North Carolina. ... Downtown Raleigh Skyline Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. ... The News & Observer logo The front page of The News & Observer from January 26, 2005 The News & Observer is the regional daily newspaper of the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837–June 24, 1908) was the 22nd (1885–1889) and 24th (1893–1897) President of the United States, and the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. ... Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States (1913–1921). ... Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machine guns, and poison gas. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945), is best known for his leading the U.S. through the Great Depression via his New Deal, his building a powerful political coalition, the New Deal Coalition, that dominated American politics for decades... Assistant Secretary of the Navy (abbrev. ...


Daniels is primarily remembered for having banned alcohol from United States Navy ships in General Order 99 of 1 June 1914. This is reportedly the origin of the naval term "cup of joe" to refer to a cup of coffee. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...


On December 15, 2005, the 1898 Wilmington Race Riot Commission noted in its draft report that Daniels' involvement in the overthrow of the elected city government of Wilmington, NC, actively promoting white supremacy in the Raleigh News and Observer was so significant that he has been refered to as the "precipitator of the riot." Downtown Raleigh Skyline Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. ... The News & Observer logo The front page of The News & Observer from January 26, 2005 The News & Observer is the regional daily newspaper of the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. ...

Preceded by:
George von Lengerke Meyer		 United States Secretary of the Navy
1913–1921		 Succeeded by:
Edwin C. Denby

George von Lengerke Meyer (1858–1918) George von Lengerke Meyer (June 24, 1858 – March 9, 1918) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as United States Secretary of the Navy from 1909-1913, during the administration of President William Howard Taft. ... Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Edwin C. Denby (18 February 1870 - 8 February 1929) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of the Navy in the largely corrupt administration of President Warren G. Harding (1921 - 1923). ...

External links

"Josephus Daniels" from the North Carolina Encyclopedia, The State Library of North CarolinaDaniels, Josephus


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The North Carolina Election of 1898 - Josephus Daniels (354 words)
Daniels was involved in the Democrats' 1898 campaign from the beginning, working with Furnifold Simmons and other party leaders to formulate strategy.
Daniels wrote later that "The News and Observer was the printed voice of the campaign." In the months leading up to the November election, the News and Observer hammered away at Republican and Populist leaders and maintained the party's steady cry of white supremacy.
Daniels was one of the leading spokesmen of the "New South" and remained active in Democratic politics, serving in the administrations of Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
First World War.com - Who's Who - Josephus Daniels (313 words)
Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) served as Secretary of the U.S. Navy from 1912-20.
Appointed President Woodrow Wilson's Secretary to the Navy in 1912, and with a background in journalism, Josephus Daniels instigated a series of administrative reforms and oversaw a modest expansion of the navy from the summer of 1915 in spite of his own pacifist tendencies.
In agreeing to an extension of naval capabilities in mid-1915 Daniels was effectively signing up to the notion of a degree of war preparedness, albeit reluctantly (a previous unwillingness that had led to the resignation of the navy's professional head, Admiral Bradley Allen Fiske).
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