Martin Richard Hoffmann

Martin Hoffmann
Official portrait, c. 1977
12th United States Secretary of the Army
In office August 5, 1975 – January 20, 1977
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Howard H. Callaway Norman R. Augustine (Acting)
Succeeded by	Clifford Alexander Jr.
Personal details
Born	Martin Richard Hoffmann (1932-04-20)April 20, 1932 Stockbridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	July 14, 2014(2014-07-14) (aged 82) Warrenton, Virginia, U.S.
Party	Republican
Spouse	Margaret McCabe
Education	Princeton University (BA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army United States Army Reserves
Years of service	1954-1958 1958-1975 (Reserves)
Rank	Major

Martin Richard Hoffmann (April 20, 1932 – July 14, 2014) was a U.S. administrator. He served as the United States Secretary of the Army between 1975 and 1977.^[1][2]

Early life

Martin was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts on April 20, 1932.^[3] He served in the United States Army from September 1954 to November 1955, and was a US Army Officer from November 1955 to May 1958.^{[citation needed]} He served in the Army (Officer) Reserve until 22 October 1975, retiring with the rank of Major.^{[citation needed]}

Government career

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.^[3]

Death

Martin Richard Hoffmann died of cancer in 2014, aged 82.^[2]

References

1. Langer, Emily (2014-07-23). "Martin R. Hoffmann dies; Army secretary helped guide academy through scandal". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
2. "Martin R. Hoffmann, Army Secretary in 1970s, Dies at 82". The New York Times. 27 July 2014.
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.

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Government offices
Preceded by Howard H. Callaway	United States Secretary of the Army August 1975 – January 1977	Succeeded by Clifford L. Alexander Jr.