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- English: Arthur Sherwood Flemming (June 12, 1905 – September 7, 1996) was an American government official. He was appointed to the U.S. Civil Service Commission in 1939. He was Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1958 until 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. 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. From 1974 to 1981, he was the chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. He received Presidential Medals of Freedom in 1957 and 1994.
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Date of birth | 12 June 1905 Kingston | ||||
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Date of death | 7 September 1996 Alexandria | ||||
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Media in category "Arthur Flemming"
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- Flemming (surname)
- Arthur (given name)
- 1905 births
- 1996 deaths
- Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 20th-century male politicians of the United States
- Alumni of Ohio Wesleyan University
- Dwight Eisenhower administration personnel
- Macalester College, Minnesota
- Presidents of the University of Oregon
- Secretaries of Health, Education, and Welfare of the United States
- United States Civil Service Commission
- United States Commission on Civil Rights members