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Melvin Laird
Melvin R. Laird
20th-century American politician.
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Sex or Gender
Male
Country of Citizenship
United States
Occupation
Politician
Military Officer
Position Held
Member of the United States House of Representatives
Member of the State Senate of Wisconsin
United States Secretary of Defense
(1/21/1969 - 1/29/1973)
Republican Conference Chairman of the United States House of Representatives
(1/3/1965 - 1/3/1969)
Place of Birth
Omaha
Date of Birth
9/1/1922
Member of Political Party
Republican Party
Educated At
Carleton College
(1944)
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Lake Forest Academy
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Human
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Purple Heart
Presidential Medal of Freedom
(1974)
Conferred By
:
Richard Nixon
Point in Time
:
1974
Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award
(1963)
Point in Time
:
1963
Melvin
11/16/2016
Fort Myers
Washington, D.C.
English
Melvin Laird
Natural Causes
Q16871760
Arlington National Cemetery
(5/19/2017)
Burial Plot Reference
:
Section 34, grave 75
Point in Time
:
5/19/2017
Coordinate Location
:
38.8721°N 77.0704°W
Carleton College
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Replaces
:
Clark Clifford
Replaced By
:
Elliot Richardson
Start Time
:
1/21/1969
End Time
:
1/29/1973
Replaces
:
Gerald Ford
Start Time
:
1/3/1965
End Time
:
1/3/1969
Academic Degree
:
Bachelor's Degree
Academic Major
:
Economics
Point in Time
:
1944
Replaced By
:
John B. Anderson
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