Wilber M. Brucker

Wilber Brucker
Bruckner by CJ Fox (Irving Resnikoff)
5th United States Secretary of the Army
In office
July 21, 1955 – January 19, 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byRobert T. Stevens
Succeeded byElvis Jacob Stahr Jr.
32nd Governor of Michigan
In office
January 1, 1931 – January 1, 1933
LieutenantLuren Dickinson
Preceded byFred W. Green
Succeeded byWilliam Comstock
35th Attorney General of Michigan
In office
February 16, 1928 – January 1, 1931
GovernorFred W. Green
Preceded byWilliam Potter
Succeeded byPaul W. Voorhies
Personal details
Born(1894-06-23)June 23, 1894
Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
DiedOctober 28, 1968(1968-10-28) (aged 74)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseClara Hantel
Children1
RelativesFerdinand Brucker (father)
EducationUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor (LLB)
Hillsdale College (MA, PhD)
Military service
Branch/serviceArmy National Guard
United States Army Reserves
Years of service1916–1919
1919–1937 (Reserves)
RankSecond Lieutenant
UnitMichigan National Guard

Wilber Marion Brucker (June 23, 1894 – October 28, 1968) [1] was an American Republican politician. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, he served as the 32nd governor of Michigan from 1931 to 1933 and as the United States Secretary of the Army between July 21, 1955, and January 19, 1961.[1]

  1. ^ a b Bell, William Gardner (1992). "Wilber Marion Brucker". Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army: Portraits and Biographical Sketches. United States Army Center of Military History. Retrieved September 22, 2007.

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