John Willock Noble

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John Willock Noble

18th United States Secretary of the Interior
In office March 7, 1889 – March 6, 1893
President	Benjamin Harrison
Preceded by	William Freeman Vilas
Succeeded by	M. Hoke Smith
Personal details
Born	October 26, 1831(1831-10-26) Lancaster, Ohio, U.S.
Died	March 22, 1912(1912-03-22) (aged 80) U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Lizabeth Halsted Noble
Alma mater	Miami University Yale University
Profession	Politician, Lawyer

John Willock Noble (October 26, 1831 – March 22, 1912) was a U.S. lawyer and brevet general in the Civil War. He served as the Secretary of the Interior between 1889 and 1893.

Noble was born in Lancaster, Ohio and attended Miami University. In 1851, he graduated from Yale University with honors. After service in the Civil War, he became U.S. Attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He served as Secretary of the Interior throughout the entire Benjamin Harrison administration. Under his watch as Secretary of the Interior, the Cherokee Commission negotiated eleven agreements that removed nineteen indigenous tribes to small allotments in the Oklahoma Territory, while opening the land to homesteaders.^[1]He later practiced law in St. Louis and died there in 1912.

The "General Noble" Giant Sequoia was named for this Secretary of the Interior.^[2]

References

^ {cite book|last=Hagan|first=William T.|title=Taking Indian Lands: The Cherokee (Jerome) Commission, 1889-1893|year=2003|pages=13, 18, 19, 20, 38, 182, 223, 235 |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|isbn=978-0806135137}}
^ http://www.niagaramuseum.com/redwood_art_unique.htm

Political offices
Preceded by William Freeman Vilas	United States Secretary of the Interior Served under: Benjamin Harrison 1889–1893	Succeeded by Michael Hoke Smith

United States Secretaries of the Interior

Ewing • McKennan • Stuart • McClelland • Thompson • C Smith • Usher • Harlan • Browning • Cox • Delano • Chandler • Schurz • Kirkwood • Teller • Lamar • Vilas • Noble • M Smith • Francis • Bliss • Hitchcock • Garfield • Ballinger • Fisher • Lane • Payne • Fall • Work • West • Wilbur • Ickes • Krug • Chapman • McKay • Seaton • Udall • Hickel • Morton • Hathaway • Kleppe • Andrus • Watt • Clark • Hodel • Lujan • Babbitt • Norton • Kempthorne • Salazar

Cabinet of President Benjamin Harrison (1889–1893)

Vice President	Levi P. Morton (1889–1893)

Secretary of State	James G. Blaine (1889–1892) • John W. Foster (1892–1893)

Secretary of the Treasury	William Windom (1889–1891) • Charles W. Foster (1891–1893)

Secretary of War	Redfield Proctor (1889–1891) • Stephen B. Elkins (1891–1893)

Attorney General	William H. H. Miller (1889–1893)

Postmaster General	John Wanamaker (1889–1893)

Secretary of the Navy	Benjamin F. Tracy (1889–1893)

Secretary of the Interior	John W. Noble (1889–1893)

Secretary of Agriculture	Jeremiah M. Rusk (1889–1893)

Persondata
Name	Noble, John Willock
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	October 26, 1831
Place of birth	Lancaster, Ohio, U.S.
Date of death	March 22, 1912
Place of death	U.S.