Charles Thomas (Secretary of the Navy)

Charles S. Thomas (September 28, 1897 – October 1983) was a U.S. administrator. He served as Secretary of the Navy between May 3, 1954 and April 1, 1957.

Thomas was born in Independence, Missouri, attended the University of California and Cornell. In addition to his government service, Thomas was director of several large corporations, including Lockheed.

External links

(PDF) National Defense University

Government offices
Preceded by Francis P. Whitehair	Under Secretary of the Navy February 9, 1953 – August 5, 1953	Succeeded by Thomas S. Gates, Jr.
Preceded by Robert B. Anderson	United States Secretary of the Navy May 3, 1954 – April 1, 1957	Succeeded by Thomas S. Gates, Jr.

United States Department of the Navy leadership

Secretaries

Cabinet level	Stoddert • Smith • Hamilton • Jones • Crowninshield • S Thompson • Southard • Branch • L. Woodbury • Dickerson • Paulding • Badger • Upshur • Henshaw • Gilmer • Mason • Bancroft • Mason • Preston • Graham • Kennedy • Dobbin • Toucey • Welles • Borie • Robeson • R Thompson • Goff • Hunt • Chandler • Whitney • Tracy • Herbert • Long • Moody • Morton • Bonaparte • Metcalf • Newberry • Meyer • Daniels • Denby • Wilbur • Adams • Swanson • Edison • Knox • Forrestal

Dept. of Defense	Sullivan • Matthews • Kimball • Anderson • Thomas • T. Gates • Franke • Connally • Korth • Nitze • Ignatius • Chafee • Warner • Middendorf • Claytor • Hidalgo • Lehman • Webb • Ball • Garrett • O'Keefe • Dalton • Danzig • England • Winter • Mabus

Under
Secretaries

Forrestal • Bard • A. Gates • Sullivan • Kenney • Kimball • Whitehair • Thomas • T. Gates • Franke • Bantz • Fay • BeLieu • Baldwin • Baird • Warner • Sanders • Middendorf • Potter • Macdonald • Woolsey • Murray • Goodrich • Garrett • Howard • Danzig • Hultin • Pirie • Livingstone • Aviles • Work

Assistant
Secretaries

Pre-1954	Fox • Faxon • Soley • McAdoo • T. Roosevelt Sr. • Allen • Hackett • Darling • Newberry • Satterlee • Winthrop • F. Roosevelt • G. Woodbury • T. Roosevelt Jr. • Robinson • Jahncke • H. Roosevelt • Edison • Compton • Bard • Hensel • Kenney • Andrews • Koehler • Askins • Fogler

Post-1954	Financial Management and Comptroller • Installations and Environment • Manpower and Reserve Affairs • Research, Development and Acquisitions • General Counsel of the Navy • defunct: (Air · Installations and Logistics · Material · Research and Development · Research, Engineering and Systems · Shipbuilding and Logistics)

Persondata
Name	Thomas, Charles
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	September 28, 1897
Place of birth
Date of death	1983
Place of death