 henry lewis stimson (september 21, 1867 &ndash; october 20, 1950) was an american statesman, lawyer and republican party politician and spokesman on foreign policy. he served as secretary of war (1911â1913) under republican william howard taft, and as governor-general of the philippines (1927â1929). as secretary of state (1929â1933) under republican president herbert hoover, he articulated the stimson doctrine which announced american opposition to japanese expansion in asia. he again
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