James William Good

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James William Good

James William Good (* 24. September 1866 in Cedar Rapids , Iowa ; † 18th November 1929 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ), of the Cabinet of President Herbert C. Hoover as Secretary of War belonged .

Career

Good studied law at the University of Michigan and worked as a lawyer before later becoming involved in politics.

He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1909 to 1921 , where he served as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee from 1917 to 1921 . In 1920 he was re-elected to a seventh session in Congress , but resigned in June 1921. He then worked as a lawyer in Chicago .

In 1928 he supported Herbert Hoover in his application for the presidency. When Hoover came to power in March 1929, he appointed Good to his cabinet as Secretary of War . Good was then ratified by the Senate. He remained in this position for eight months until his sudden death from peritonitis caused by a ruptured appendix. Good died shortly after the stock market crash that caused the Great Depression . His successor as Secretary of War was Patrick Jay Hurley .

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SURNAME Good, James William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 24, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Cedar Rapids , Iowa
DATE OF DEATH November 18, 1929
Place of death Washington, DC