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Robert J. Blackwell | |
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| United States Maritime Administrator | |
| In office July 7, 1972 – April 9, 1979 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Andrew E. Gibson |
| Succeeded by | Samuel B. Nemirow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 26, 1925 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 15, 2024 (aged 98) Ocean Ridge, Florida, U.S. |
Robert Joseph Blackwell Sr. (February 26, 1925 – February 15, 2024) was an American government official. Blackwell was a native of Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Syracuse University and Harvard Law School. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946. His government career began as an attorney with the Federal Maritime Board, then as director of several bureaus within the Federal Maritime Commission. In May 1969 he became deputy maritime administrator and in March 1971 Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs. He served through the remainder of the Nixon and Ford Administrations and into the Carter Administration. He left that post in 1979, and was replaced by Samuel B. Nemirow.[1]
In 1976 he received the VADM Land Medal of the Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers for Outstanding Accomplishment in the Marine Field.[2]
Blackwell died at his home in Ocean Ridge, Florida on February 15, 2024, at the age of 98.[3]
- ^ "Department of Commerce Nomination of Samuel B. Nemirow To Be Assistant Secretary for Maritime Affairs". The American Presidency Project. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "VADM Land Medal". The Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers. Archived from the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Robert J Blackwell Sr". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 24 March 2024.