Clifford Alexander Jr.

Clifford Leopold Alexander, Jr. (September 21, 1933 – July 3, 2022) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician. He was the first African-American Secretary of the Army. He served as Secretary of the Army from February 1977 to January 1981.Clifford Leopold Alexander Jr. , Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army, 1992 edition.

Alexander Jr. died on July 3, 2022 in New York City from heart failure, aged 88.

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