Question: Which Secretary of Defense died two years after being confirmed by the senate? 

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Richard Greco, Jr.: Richard Greco, Jr. is an American businessman, educator, former United States Government official, and long-standing trustee of educational, cultural, and civic institutions.  He was appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate as the nation's 19th Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) and served from 2004 to 2007.  In this role, Greco was the chief financial officer of the Department of the Navy, responsible for an annual budget of more than $130 billion and a financial management workforce of 9000 professionals, including budgeters, analysts, auditors, fiscal lawyers, Congressional relations officers, and financial operations personnel.  The Department of the Navy would be equivalent to the 7th largest corporation in the world based on revenues.  He also served as chairman of the Department of the Navy audit committee, a member of the Acquisition Integrity Board, and the Executive Committee of the United States Naval Academy.  For exceptional service Greco was twice awarded the Department of the Navy's Distinguished Public Service Medal, the highest civilian medal awarded by the Navy.  In addition, Greco's "Fiscal Year 2005 Department of the Navy Annual Financial Report" was awarded the Gold Vision Award and was named one of the top 100 corporate annual reports in the world in the Overall category.  During his tenure as Assistant Secretary, Greco also served for two years as National President of the American Society of Military Comptrollers, an association of 18,000 financial professionals.  Greco's strategic vision for financial management at the Department of the Navy, entitled "Transforming Today to Win Tomorrow", continued to guide the office of the Assistant Secretary for many years following his tenure and included long-term initiatives such as portfolio analysis and management, human capital development, private sector technology adoption, and many others.

Frank Gaha: John Francis Gaha (14 April 1894 – 18 March 1966), known as Frank, was an Australian politician.  Born in Narrabri, New South Wales, he was educated at St Joseph's College in Sydney and the National University of Ireland, becoming a doctor and a house surgeon in Dublin.  Returning to Australia in 1920, he settled in Tasmania, where he established a private practice at Hobart; he was a health officer 1925–1929.  In 1933, he was elected as a Labor member to the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Hobart, serving as Minister for Health 1934–1943.  In 1943, he transferred to federal politics, winning the House of Representatives seat of Denison by defeating sitting United Australia Party MP Arthur Beck.  He retired from federal politics in 1949, returning to Tasmanian politics as a member for Denison in the House of Assembly in 1950.  He was chief secretary, Minister for Police and Minister for Transport 1959–1961.  Gaha left the Assembly in 1964 and died two years later in 1966.

James Forrestal: James Vincent Forrestal (February 15, 1892 – May 22, 1949) was the last Cabinet-level United States Secretary of the Navy and the first United States Secretary of Defense.

National Security Act of 1947: The National Security Act of 1947 was a major restructuring of the United States government's military and intelligence agencies following World War II.  The majority of the provisions of the Act took effect on September 18, 1947, the day after the Senate confirmed James Forrestal as the first Secretary of Defense.

Mary Beth Long: Mary Beth Long (born 1963) is a businesswoman and former U.S. Government official.  In 2007, she became the first woman to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate for an Assistant Secretary of Defense position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.  Long served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 2007-2009.

Mary Scott, 3rd Countess of Buccleuch: Mary Scott, 3rd Countess of Buccleuch and Countess of Tarras (31 August 1647 – 11 March 1661) was a young Scottish peer, the daughter of Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch.  Mary succeeded to her father's titles aged 4, when he died in 1651.  She immediately became one of the most desirable matches of the kingdom.  On 9 February 1659, she married Walter Scott of Highchester (herself only 11 years old at the time and her husband, 14), who was created Earl of Tarras a year later.  Her mother arranged the marriage without proclamation, with a warrant from the presbytery of Kirkcaldy.  It created a lot of noise at the time and the court ruled that Mary should be separated from her husband until she was 12 years of age.  During their separation they continued a very affectionate correspondence.  However, she fell ill and died two years after their reunion, aged 13 in 1661 and her titles passed to her sister, Anne.

Thomas F. Hall: Thomas F. Hall (born December 27, 1939) was sworn in as the fourth Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs on October 9, 2002.  A Presidential appointee confirmed by the United States Senate, he serves as the principal staff assistant to the United States Secretary of Defense on all matters involving the 1.2 million members of the Reserve Components of the United States Armed Forces.  He is responsible for overall supervision of Reserve Component affairs of the Department of Defense.

Jude–Crutcher House: The Jude–Crutcher House (also known as the George Jude House and the David and Lucy Crutcher House) is a historic plantation house in Huntsville, Alabama.  The house was built circa 1812 on land deeded that year to Samuel Echols.  Echols sold 54 acres and the house to George Jude, Sr., in 1817.  Jude died two years later, leaving the land to his son, George Jr.  The younger Jude eventually acquired 800 acres (325 ha) and owned 31 slaves.  Upon his death in 1873, the land stayed in the family until 1883.  In 1906 David Crutcher, who had been born a slave on an adjacent plantation in 1851, purchased the house and 154 acres (62 ha) along with two other African-American men.  The Crutchers operated a successful farm on their portion of the land, which was an extension farm for Alabama A&M University until the 1940s.  Only 7% of African-American farmers in Madison County in 1910 owned their own farms.  David died in 1924, and his wife, Lucy, died in 1943, although the house and land is still in the family.

Turner Ashby: Turner Ashby, Jr. (October 23, 1828 – June 6, 1862) was a Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War.  He had achieved prominence as Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's cavalry commander, with the rank of colonel, in the Shenandoah Valley before he was killed in the Battle of Good's Farm.  Although he is sometimes referred to as a general and his name often appears in lists of Confederate generals, his appointment as brigadier general was never confirmed by the Confederate Senate.  He died two weeks after his appointment and the Confederate Senate did not act to confirm the appointment during that time.

Hugh A. Garland: Hugh A. Garland (June 1, 1805 – October 14, 1854) was an American slaveholder, lawyer and politician.  He served in the Virginia House of Delegates.  He was a staunch supporter of slavery in the United States, and he led the defense for Dred Scott's owner, John F. A. Sanford, in the notorious case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, but died two years before the case was argued in court.

Supporting paragraphs: National Security Act of 1947 James Forrestal
Answer: James Forrestal