Answer the following question: Facts: - death place: edison , new jersey - president: dwight d. eisenhower - caption: robert stephans ten broeck stevens oil painting by thomas edgar - order: 4th - successor: wilber m. brucker - death date: 31 january 1983 - predecessor: frank pace - office: united states secretary of the army - term end: july 21 , 1955 - term start: february 4 , 1953 - birth date: 31 july 1899 - name: robert t. stevens - parents: john peters stevens edna ten broeck - birth place: fanwood , new jersey - alma mater: phillips academy -lrb- 1917 -rrb- yale university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert t. stevens .
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robert ten broeck stevens -lrb- july 31 , 1899 -- january 31 , 1983 -rrb- was a u.s. businessman and former chairman of j.p. stevens and company , which was one of the most established textile manufacturing plants in the u.s. .he served as the secretary of the army between february 4 , 1953 until july 21 , 1955 .