Arthur Flemming

Arthur Flemming
Chair of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
In office 1974–1981
President	Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Steve Horn (acting)
Succeeded by	Clarence M. Pendleton Jr.
3rd United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
In office August 1, 1958 – January 19, 1961
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Marion B. Folsom
Succeeded by	Abraham Ribicoff
Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization
In office January 20, 1953 – March 14, 1957
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Henry H. Fowler
Succeeded by	Gordon Gray
Personal details
Born	(1905-06-12)June 12, 1905 Kingston, New York, U.S.
Died	September 7, 1996(1996-09-07) (aged 91) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Montrepose Cemetery
Spouse	Bernice Virginia Moler ​ ​ (m. 1934)​
Children	5
Education	Ohio Wesleyan University (BA)

Arthur Sherwood Flemming (June 12, 1905 – September 7, 1996) was an American government official. He served as the United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1958 until 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration. 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. In 1966, he was elected to a four-year term as president of the National Council of Churches, the leading Christian ecumenical organization in the United States. From 1974 to 1981, he was the chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.