Answer the following question: Facts: - title: united states secretary of war - president: harry s. truman - birth name: robert porter patterson - party: republican - predecessor: henry l. stimson - birth date: 12 february 1891 - branch: united states army - parents: charles robert patterson lodice edna porter patterson - profession: government - resting place: arlington national cemetery in arlington , virginia , u.s. - order: 55th - death date: 22 january 1952 - spouse: margaret , his death -rrb- tarleton winchester patterson -lrb- m. 1920 - 1952 - term end: july 18 , 1947 - awards: distinguished service cross - name: robert p. patterson - death place: newark u.s. liberty international airport newark , new jersey , - birth place: glens falls , new york , u.s. - successor: kenneth c. royall - alma mater: union college harvard law school - battles: world war i - children: robert patterson hand virginia d. patterson p. patterson , jr. aileen w. patterson susan - term start: september 27 , 1945 - image: robert war.jpg p. patterson , 55th united states secretary of - religion: presbyterian - rank: major Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert p. patterson .
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robert porter patterson , sr. -lrb- february 12 , 1891 -- january 22 , 1952 -rrb- was the united states under secretary of war under president franklin roosevelt and the united states secretary of war under president harry s. truman from september 27 , 1945 to july 18 , 1947 .