John O. Marsh Jr.

John O. Marsh Jr.
14th United States Secretary of the Army
In office January 30, 1981 – August 14, 1989
President	Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Percy Pierre (Acting)
Succeeded by	Michael P. W. Stone
Counselor to the President
In office August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977 Serving with Robert Hartmann, Rogers Morton
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Anne Armstrong Dean Burch Kenneth Rush
Succeeded by	Edwin Meese (1981)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs
In office April 17, 1973 – February 15, 1974
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Rady A. Johnson
Succeeded by	John M. Maury
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th district
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971
Preceded by	Burr Harrison
Succeeded by	Kenneth Robinson
Personal details
Born	(1926-08-07)August 7, 1926 Winchester, Virginia, U.S.
Died	February 4, 2019(2019-02-04) (aged 92) Raphine, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic (Before 1980s) Republican (1980s–2019)
Education	Washington and Lee University (LLB)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1944–1947 (Active) 1947–1951 (Reserve) 1951–1976 (Guard)
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	United States Army Reserve Army National Guard
Battles/wars	Allied-occupied Germany Vietnam War

John Otho Marsh Jr. (August 7, 1926 – February 4, 2019) was an American politician and an adjunct professor at George Mason University School of Law.^[1][2][3] He served as the United States Secretary of the Army from 1981 to 1989, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia from 1963 to 1971.^[1][4]