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Encyclopedia > Wilber Marion Brucker

Wilber Marion Brucker (June 23, 1894–October 28, 1968 was an American politician. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, he served as a Republican governor of Michigan from 1931 to 1933 and as the United States Secretary of the Army between 1955 and 1961. June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... Nickname: The Naw, SagNasty Motto: Official website: http://www. ... The Republican Party was established in 1854 by a coalition of former Whigs, Northern Democrats, and Free-Soilers who opposed the expansion of slavery and held a Hamiltonian vision for modernizing the United States. ... HI A governor is also, a monkey who is smart and can fly like a penguin is a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... Official language(s) English de-facto Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 11th 96,716 mi² 250,494 km² 239 miles 385 km 491 miles 790 km 41. ... Flag of the United States Secretary of the Army The United States Secretary of the Army has statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, weapons systems and equipment acquisition, communications, and financial management. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Brucker was appointed Michigan's Attorney General in 1928. In 1930 he was elected Michigan's 32nd Governor. He served only one term. In 1954, Brucker was appointed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower as general counsel to the Department of Defense during the Army-McCarthy Hearings. In 1955, he was appointed Secretary of the Army, a position he held until 1961. He died in 1968 having suffered an apparent heart attack in the emergency room at the Harper Hospital in Detroit, Michigan and is buried at the Arlington National Cemetery. In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... The presidential seal was first used by president Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Dwight David Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969, popularly known as Ike) was an American soldier and politician. ... A General Counsel is the chief lawyer of a legal department, usually in a corporation or government department. ... The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated as DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ... Early in 1954, the U.S. Army accused Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (Republican, Wisconsin), and his chief counsel, Roy Cohn, of pressuring the Army to give favorable treatment to former McCarthy aide and friend of Cohns, G. David Schine. ... Flag of the United States Secretary of the Army The United States Secretary of the Army has statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, weapons systems and equipment acquisition, communications, and financial management. ... A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ... Nickname: The Motor City, Motown Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Official website: http://www. ... Arlington Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, is an American military cemetery established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Robert E. Lees home. ...

Preceded by:
Fred Green		 Governor of Michigan
1931–1933		 Succeeded by:
William Comstock


Fred Green was an American politician. ... Michigan Governors Territorial Governors State Governors From statehood until the election of 1966, governors were elected to two-year terms. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Comstock was an American politician. ...

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Wilber Marion Brucker at AllExperts (486 words)
Brucker was born in Saginaw, Michigan, the son of U.S. Representative Ferdinand Brucker.
In 1955, Brucker was appointed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower as Secretary of the Army, serving from 21 July 1955 to 19 January 1961.
Brucker administered the Army during a period of major technological advance, especially in the missile-satellite field, and at a time when the Army's place in the national defense structure was overshadowed by a philosophy of "massive retaliation".
Ferdinand Brucker: Information from Answers.com (252 words)
Brucker was born in Bridgeport, Michigan, where he attended the common schools.
He was an alderman of East Saginaw, 1882-1884, a judge of the probate court of Saginaw County, 1888-1896, and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1896.
Brucker was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Michigan's 8th District for the Fifty-fifth Congress, serving from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1899.
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