Neil H. McElroy

Neil McElroy
6th United States Secretary of Defense
In office
October 9, 1957 – December 1, 1959
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byCharles Erwin Wilson
Succeeded byThomas Gates
Personal details
Born
Neil Hosler McElroy

(1904-10-30)October 30, 1904
Berea, Ohio, U.S.
DiedNovember 30, 1972(1972-11-30) (aged 68)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCamilla F. McElroy
Children3
EducationHarvard University (BA)

Neil Hosler McElroy (October 30, 1904 – November 30, 1972) was United States Secretary of Defense from 1957 to 1959 under President Eisenhower.[1] He had been president of Procter & Gamble.

  1. ^ "Neil H. McElroy -Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration". Office of the Secretary of Defense - Historical Office.