AKA Patrick Jay Hurley

Born: 8-Jan-1883
Birthplace: Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
Died: 30-Jul-1963
Location of death: Santa Fe, NM
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, NM

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Military, Diplomat

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Secretary of War, 1929-33

Military service: Indian Territorial Militia; OK National Guard (Colonel in WWI, Brigadier Gen.)

    University: Bacone College (1905)
    Law School: National University of Law, Washington, DC (1908)
    Law School: George Washington University (1913)

    US Ambassador to China (1944-45)
    US Ambassador to New Zealand (1942)
    US Secretary of War (1929-33 under Herbert Hoover)

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