biography
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Sullivan, John L(awrence)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1899–1982)
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| biography:
| Lawyer and public official, born in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. He was the assistant secretary of the treasury (1939–44) and worked actively on the wartime finances. His tenure as secretary of the navy (1947–9) was cut short when he resigned in protest over the cancellation of the navy's first supercarrier. |
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