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In office February 2, 1976 – January 20, 1977 |
President | Gerald Ford |
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Preceded by | Rogers Morton |
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Succeeded by | Juanita M. Kreps |
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In office February 20, 1975 – February 2, 1976 |
President | Gerald Ford |
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Preceded by | Walter H. Annenberg |
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Succeeded by | Anne Armstrong |
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In office May 25, 1973 – October 20, 1973 |
President | Richard Nixon |
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Preceded by | Richard Kleindienst |
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Succeeded by | William B. Saxbe Robert Bork (acting) |
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In office January 30, 1973 – May 24, 1973 |
President | Richard Nixon |
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Deputy | Bill Clements |
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Preceded by | Melvin Laird |
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Succeeded by | James R. Schlesinger |
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In office June 24, 1970 – January 29, 1973 |
President | Richard Nixon |
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Preceded by | Robert Finch |
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Succeeded by | Caspar Weinberger |
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In office January 23, 1969 – June 23, 1970 |
President | Richard Nixon |
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Preceded by | Nicholas Katzenbach |
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Succeeded by | John N. Irwin II |
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In office January 18, 1967 – January 23, 1969 |
Governor | John A. Volpe |
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Preceded by | Edward T. Martin |
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Succeeded by | Robert H. Quinn |
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In office January 7, 1965 – January 2, 1967 |
Governor | John A. Volpe |
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Preceded by | Francis X. Bellotti |
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Succeeded by | Francis W. Sargent |
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In office 1959–1961 |
Preceded by | Anthony Julian |
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Succeeded by | Wendell Arthur Garrity Jr. |
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Born | Elliot Lee Richardson (1920-07-20)July 20, 1920 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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Died | December 31, 1999(1999-12-31) (aged 79) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Virginia |
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Political party | Republican |
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Spouse(s) | Anne Francis Hazard Richardson (1929–1999)[1] |
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Children | Henry S. Richardson (son)
Nancy H. Carlson (daughter)
Michael E. Richardson (son) |
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Alma mater | Harvard University (A.B., J.D.) |
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Awards | Purple Heart |
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Branch/service | United States Army |
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Years of service | 1942–1945 |
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Rank | First Lieutenant |
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Unit | 4th Infantry Division (Medical Corps) |
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Battles/wars | World War II |
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Elliot Lee Richardson (July 20, 1920 – December 31, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the cabinet of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. As U.S. Attorney General, he was a known figure in the Watergate Scandal, and resigned rather than obey President Nixon's order to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox.
Richardson served as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1970 to 1973, Secretary of Defense from January to May 1973, Attorney General from May to October 1973, and Secretary of Commerce from 1976 to 1977. That makes him one of only two individuals to have held four Cabinet positions within the United States government (the other such individual being George Shultz).
On December 31, 1999, Richardson died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 79.[2]
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