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Harry Hines Woodring

Secretary of War · 1936

Harry Hines Woodring, Secretary of War.

Positions

  • Secretary of War1936-09-25–1940-06-20

Biography

Harry Hines Woodring (May 31, 1887 – September 9, 1967) was an American politician. A Democrat, he was the 25th governor of Kansas and the United States assistant secretary of war from 1933 to 1936. His most important role was Secretary of War in President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's cabinet from 1936 to 1940.

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Capitol Receipts, “Harry Hines Woodring: Secretary of War,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/wQ886692/harry-hines-woodring (accessed 2026-10-13).

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