Arthur Flemming
| Arthur S. Flemming | |
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| 3rd United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare | |
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In office August 1, 1958 – January 19, 1961 |
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| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Marion B. Folsom |
| Succeeded by | Abraham A. Ribicoff |
| Chairman from Commission on Civil Rights | |
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In office 1974–1981 |
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| Preceded by | Theodore M. Hesburgh |
| Succeeded by | Clarence M. Pendleton, Jr. |
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June 12, 1905 Kingston, New York, United States |
| Died | September 7, 1996 (aged 91) Alexandria, Virginia, United States |
| Resting place | Montrepose Cemetery in Kingston, New York, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Bernice Moler Flemming |
| Children | Elizabeth Ann Flemming Susan Harriet Flemming Harry Sherwood Flemming Arthur Henry Flemming Thomas Madison Flemming |
| Alma mater | Ohio Wesleyan University |
| Profession | Government |
| Religion | Methodist |
Arthur Sherwood Flemming (June 12, 1905 – September 7, 1996) was an American government official. He served as the United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1958 until 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration. Flemming was an important force in the shaping of Social Security policy for more than four decades. He also served as president of the University of Oregon, Ohio Wesleyan University, and Macalester College. In 1966, he was elected to a four-year term as president of the National Council of Churches, the leading Christian ecumenical organization in the United States. From 1974 to 1981, he was the chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
Flemming was born in Kingston, New York, to federal judge Harvey Hardwick Flemming and the former Harriet (née Sherwood). Flemming graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, class of 1927 and a member of the Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity. On December 14, 1934, he married Bernice Virginia Moler. They had five children: Elizabeth Ann, Susan Harriet, Harry Sherwood, Arthur Henry and Thomas Madison Flemming.
Flemming's government career began in 1939, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed him to the U.S. Civil Service Commission. He was a member of the Hoover Commission, which studied the organization of federal government in the late 1940s and the early 1950s. Flemming was the Chairman of the White House Conference on Aging in 1971, and was the appointed U.S. Commissioner on Aging by President Richard M. Nixon.
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