Dudley Sharp | |
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United States Secretary of the Air Force | |
In office December 11, 1959 –January 20, 1961 | |
President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | James H. Douglas Jr. |
Succeeded by | Eugene M. Zuckert |
United States Under Secretary of the Air Force | |
In office August 3, 1959 –December 11, 1959 | |
President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Preceded by | Malcolm A. MacIntyre |
Succeeded by | Joseph V. Charyk |
Personal details | |
Born | Houston, Texas, U.S. | March 16, 1905
Died | May 17, 1987 82) Houston, Texas, U.S. | (aged
Political party | Republican |
Education | Princeton University (BA) |
Dudley Crawford Sharp (March 16, 1905 – May 17, 1987) was Secretary of the Air Force from December 11, 1959 until January 20, 1961, under president Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Born in Houston,Texas, Sharp was the son of Walter Benona Sharp. He graduated from Princeton University in 1928 and joined the Mission Manufacturing Company of Houston, holding many positions within the firm. He served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945.
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Sharp was a friend from childhood of Howard Robard Hughes Jr. Dudley met Howard because both Howard and Dudley's fathers were business partners in the Sharp-Hughes Tool Company in Houston. Sharp was married to Tina Cleveland, daughter of Justina Latham and W. C. Cleveland of Houston.
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Preceded by Malcolm A. MacIntyre | United States Under Secretary of the Air Force 1959 | Succeeded by Joseph V. Charyk |
Preceded by James H. Douglas Jr. | United States Secretary of the Air Force 1959–1961 | Succeeded by Eugene M. Zuckert |
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