Arthur Flemming

Arthur Flemming
Chair of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
In office
1974–1981
PresidentGerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Preceded bySteve Horn (acting)
Succeeded byClarence M. Pendleton Jr.
3rd United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
In office
August 1, 1958 – January 19, 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byMarion B. Folsom
Succeeded byAbraham Ribicoff
Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization
In office
January 20, 1953 – March 14, 1957
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byHenry H. Fowler
Succeeded byGordon Gray
Personal details
Born(1905-06-12)June 12, 1905
Kingston, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 7, 1996(1996-09-07) (aged 91)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeMontrepose Cemetery
Spouse
Bernice Virginia Moler
(m. 1934)
Children5
EducationOhio Wesleyan University (BA)

Arthur Sherwood Flemming (June 12, 1905 – September 7, 1996) was an American government official. He served as the United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1958 until 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration. Flemming was an important force in the shaping of Social Security policy for more than four decades. He also served as president of the University of Oregon, Ohio Wesleyan University, and Macalester College. In 1966, he was elected to a four-year term as president of the National Council of Churches, the leading Christian ecumenical organization in the United States. From 1974 to 1981, he was the chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.