Charles Thomas (Secretary of the Navy)

Charles Thomas
5th United States Secretary of the Navy
In office
February 9, 1953 – August 5, 1953
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by Francis P. Whitehair
Succeeded by Thomas S. Gates, Jr.
Personal details
Born Charles Sparks Thomas[1]
(1897-09-28)September 28, 1897[2]
Independence, Missouri
Died October 17, 1983(1983-10-17) (aged 86)[3]
Corona del Mar, California
Alma mater University of California
Cornell University
Occupation government administrator

Charles Sparks Thomas (September 28, 1897 – October 17, 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, and he attended the University of California and Cornell University. During World War I, he served as a naval aviator. He joined the Eisenhower Administration in 1953 as Undersecretary of the Navy; later that year, he designated an Assistant Secretary of Defense.

In the private sector, Thomas worked as head of Trans World Airlines from 1956 through 1960. He subsequently was the president of the Irvine Company, which developed sprawling Southern California suburbs, through 1966. Thomas was director of several large corporations, including Lockheed.

References

  1. ↑ "Guide to the Charles Sparks Thomas Papers MS.R.003". Oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  2. ↑ Who's who in world aviation and astronautics - American Aviation Publications - Google Books. Books.google.ca. 1994-10-01. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  3. ↑ "CHARLES S. THOMAS, WHO HEADED THE NAVY AND T.W.A., DIES AT 86 - Obituary". NYTimes.com. 1983-10-20. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
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		 Secretary of the Navy
May 3, 1954 – April 1, 1957 		Succeeded by
Thomas S. Gates, Jr.


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