Joshua W. Alexander
- "Joshua Alexander" redirects here. For the American songwriter/producer, see Josh Alexander.
Joshua Willis Alexander (January 22, 1852 in Cincinnati, Ohio – February 27, 1936) was United States Secretary of Commerce from December 16, 1919 - March 4, 1921 in the administration of President Woodrow Wilson.[1] He attended Christian University in Canton, Missouri and later moved to Gallatin, Missouri, where he served as mayor and then as a representative in the Missouri General Assembly (1882–1887).[2] He served as a judge on Missouri's 17th Circuit until 1905.[3]
Alexander,a member of the United States Democratic Party, served as a United States Representative from Missouri from 1907 until his resignation to become Commerce Secretary in 1919.[4] He served as chairman of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and took a lead role in shaping wartime shipping legislation, which drew him to the attention of President Wilson.[5] He also gained prominence for his service as Chairman of the United States Commission to the international conference on the safety of life at sea in London in 1913.[6]
After his tenure as Secretary of Commerce, Alexander returned to the practice of law in Missouri.[7] He served as a delegate to the state's constitutional convention in 1922-23.[8]
Joshua W. Alexander was a brother of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Phi chapter).
Family [edit]
Alexander married Roe Ann Richardson, the daughter of a judge, on February 3, 1876.[9] The couple had eight children.[10]
Alexander's son, aviator Walter Alexander, was killed in a propellor accident at Bolling Field in 1920.[11] Another son, George Forrest Alexander, became a federal judge in Juneau, Alaska.[12]
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References [edit]
- ^ TO SUCCEED W.C. REDFIELD.; Joshua W. Alexander of Missouri New Secretary of Commerce, The New York Times, Dec. 3, 1919
- ^ TO SUCCEED W.C. REDFIELD.; Joshua W. Alexander of Missouri New Secretary of Commerce, The New York Times, Dec. 3, 1919
- ^ TO SUCCEED W.C. REDFIELD.; Joshua W. Alexander of Missouri New Secretary of Commerce, The New York Times, Dec. 3, 1919
- ^ TO SUCCEED W.C. REDFIELD.; Joshua W. Alexander of Missouri New Secretary of Commerce, The New York Times, Dec. 3, 1919
- ^ JW Alexander, Wilson Aide, Dies, The New York Times, Feb 28, 1936
- ^ Judge Alexander, 84, Passes in Missouri, The Atlanta Constitution, Feb 28, 1936
- ^ Judge Alexander, 84, Passes in Missouri, The Atlanta Constitution, Feb 28, 1936
- ^ Judge Alexander, 84, Passes in Missouri, The Atlanta Constitution, Feb 28, 1936
- ^ Judge Alexander, 84, Passes in Missouri, The Atlanta Constitution, Feb 28, 1936
- ^ Judge Alexander, 84, Passes in Missouri, The Atlanta Constitution, Feb 28, 1936
- ^ Airplane Propeller Kills Walter Alexander, Aviator Son of the Secretary of Commerce, New York Times, Sept. 22, 1920
- ^ JW Alexander, Wilson Aide, Dies, The New York Times, Feb 28, 1936
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Frank B. Klepper |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 3rd congressional district 1907-1919 |
Succeeded by Jacob L. Milligan |
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| Preceded by William C. Redfield |
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Served under: Woodrow Wilson December 16, 1919–March 4, 1921 |
Succeeded by Herbert Hoover |
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