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Alexander Haig
Sign in to saveAlso known as Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr., Alexander Meigs "Al" Haig Jr.
former U.S. Secretary of State and U.S. Army general (1924-2010)
Key facts
- President
- Ronald Reagan
- Deputy
- William P. Clark Jr. , Walter J. Stoessel Jr.
- Preceded by
- Edmund Muskie
- Succeeded by
- George Shultz
- Born
- Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. , ( 1924-12-02 ) 2 December 1924, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- 20 February 2010 (2010-02-20) (aged 85), Baltimore , Maryland , U.S.
- Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Patricia Fox ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. May 24, 1950</span>"}]]}'>1950 )
- Children
- 3, including Brian
- Relatives
- Frank Haig (brother)
- Education
- University of Notre Dame , United States Military Academy ( BS ), Columbia University ( MBA ), Georgetown University ( MA )
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch service
- United States Army
- Years of service
- 1947–1979
- Rank
- General
- Battles wars
- Korean War , Vietnam War
- Awards
- Distinguished Service Cross Defense Distinguished Service Medal (2) Army Distinguished Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star (2) Legion of Merit (3) Distinguished Flying Cross (3) Bronze Star (3) with "V" device Purple Heart Air Medal (27)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexander
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Baltimore
- Child
- Brian Haig
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Position held
- Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Conflict
- Vietnam War
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- 330-CFD-DF-ST-82-06561 (cropped) - Alexander Haig.jpeg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Philadelphia
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- Commons category
- Alexander Haig
- date of death
- 2010-02-20
- date of birth
- 1924-12-02
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- infectious disease
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- name in native language
- Alexander Haig
- end of work period
- 1979-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. (/heɪɡ/; 2 December 1924 – 20 February 2010) was an American politician who served as the 59th United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and previously as White House chief of staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, as well as United States Deputy National Security Advisor under President Nixon. A member of the Republican Party, he was a general in the U.S. Army prior to and in between these cabinet-level positions, serving first as the vice chief of staff of the Army and then as Supreme Allied Commander Europe. In 1973, Haig became the youngest four-star general in the U.S. Army's history.
Haig was born and raised in Pennsylvania. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy and served in the Korean War, during which he served as an aide to general Alonzo Patrick Fox and general Edward Almond. Afterward, he served as an aide to defense secretary Robert McNamara. During the Vietnam War, Haig commanded a battalion and later a brigade of the 1st Infantry Division. For his service, Haig received the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star with oak leaf cluster, and the Purple Heart.
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