John Warner | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, c. 1980 | |
| United States Senator from Virginia | |
| In office January 2, 1979 – January 3, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | William L. Scott |
| Succeeded by | Mark Warner |
| Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Carl Levin |
| Succeeded by | Carl Levin |
| In office January 3, 1999 – June 6, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Strom Thurmond |
| Succeeded by | Carl Levin |
| Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee | |
| In office September 12, 1995 – January 3, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Mitch McConnell |
| 61st United States Secretary of the Navy | |
| In office May 4, 1972 – April 8, 1974 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | John Chafee |
| Succeeded by | J. William Middendorf |
| United States Under Secretary of the Navy | |
| In office February 11, 1969 – May 4, 1972 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Charles F. Baird |
| Succeeded by | Frank P. Sanders |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John William Warner III February 18, 1927 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 2021 (aged 94) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | 3 |
| Education | |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
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| Unit | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing |
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John William Warner III (February 18, 1927 – May 25, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term Republican U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1979 to 2009. He served as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee from 1999 to 2001, and from 2003 to 2007. Warner also served as the chairman of the Senate Rules Committee from 1995 to 1999.
Warner was a veteran of the Second World War and Korean War, and was one of five World War II veterans serving in the Senate at the time of his retirement.[1] He did not seek reelection in 2008. After leaving the Senate, he worked for the law firm of Hogan Lovells, where he had previously been employed before joining the United States Department of Defense as the Under Secretary of the Navy during the presidency of Richard Nixon in 1969.
As of 2024, Warner is the last Republican to represent Virginia in the Senate.
- ^ "Veterans' defiance a nightmare for Bush". September 17, 2006.