Robert A. Lovett
| Robert A. Lovett | |
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| 4th United States Secretary of Defense | |
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In office September 17, 1951 – January 20, 1953 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | George C. Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Charles E. Wilson |
| 2nd United States Deputy Secretary of Defense | |
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In office October 4, 1950 – September 16, 1951 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Stephen T. Early |
| Succeeded by | Vacant Roger M. Kyes (1953) |
| 15th Under Secretary of State | |
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In office July 1, 1947 – January 20, 1949 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Dean G. Acheson |
| Succeeded by | James E. Webb |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Robert Abercrombie Lovett September 14, 1895 Huntsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | May 7, 1986 (aged 90) Locust Valley, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Locust Valley Cemetery in Locust, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Spouse(s) | Adele Quartley Brown Lovett |
| Children | Evelyn Springer Lovett Brown (1920–1967) Robert Scott Lovett, II (1927–1984) |
| Parents |
Robert Scott Lovett Lavinia Chilton Abercrombie Lovett |
| Alma mater |
Yale University Harvard University |
| Profession | Businessman, Government |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Rank | Lieutenant Commander |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Robert Abercrombie Lovett (September 14, 1895 – May 7, 1986) was the fourth United States Secretary of Defense, having been promoted to this position from Deputy Secretary of Defense. He served in the cabinet of President Harry S. Truman from 1951 to 1953 and in this capacity, directed the Korean War.
Lovett was a core member of the group of foreign policy elders known as "The Wise Men". Author G. William Domhoff described him as a "Cold War architect".
Lovett was born on September 14, 1895 in Huntsville, Texas, to Robert S. Lovett, president and chairman of the board of the Union Pacific Railroad. Lovett graduated from The Hill School in Pottstown, PA in 1914. He was a member of the Skull and Bones society at Yale University where he graduated in 1918 and took postgraduate courses in law and business administration at Harvard University between 1919 and 1921. He married, the debutante former Adele Quartley Brown on April 19, 1919, and they had two children. As a naval ensign during World War I, Lovett flew for a time with the British Naval Air Service on patrol and combat missions, then commanded a US naval air squadron, achieving the rank of lieutenant commander.
Lovett began his business career as a clerk at the National Bank of Commerce in New York, and later moved to the Wall Street investment bank Brown Brothers Harriman, where he eventually became a partner and a prominent member of the New York business community. He remained interested in aeronautics, especially in European commercial and military aviation.
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