Martin Richard Hoffmann

Martin Richard Hoffmann
Martin Richard Hoffmann
12th United States Secretary of the Army
In office
August 5, 1975 – February 13, 1977
PresidentGerald R. Ford
Preceded byNorman R. Augustine (acting)
Succeeded byClifford L. Alexander, Jr.
Personal details
Born(1932-04-20)April 20, 1932
Stockbridge, Massachusetts
DiedJuly 14, 2014(2014-07-14) (aged 82)
Warrenton, Virginia
Spouse(s)Margaret Ann McCabe (1961)
Alma materPrinceton University (1954)

Martin Richard Hoffmann (April 20, 1932 – July 14, 2014) was an American politician. He served as the United States Secretary of the Army between 1975 and 1977.

Martin was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts on April 20, 1932.

Hoffmann served as general counsel of the Department of Defense, 1974 - 75. He was appointed as Secretary of the Army from August 5, 1975 until February 13, 1977.

He died of cancer in Warren, Virginia, aged 82.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bell, William Gardner (1992). ""Martin Richard Hoffmann"". Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army: Portraits and Biographical Sketches. United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2007.
  2. ↑ Langer, Emily (2014-07-23). "Martin R. Hoffmann dies; Army secretary helped guide academy through scandal". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  3. ↑ "Martin Hoffmann, Army secretary in the 1970s, dies at 82". New York Times.com. Retrieved July 28, 2014.