James Day Hodgson
Portraitc. 1970s
United States Ambassador to Japan
In office July 19, 1974 – February 2, 1977
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Robert S. Ingersoll
Succeeded by	Mike Mansfield
12thUnited States Secretary of Labor
In office July 2, 1970 – February 1, 1973
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	George Shultz
Succeeded by	Peter J. Brennan
United States Deputy Secretary of Labor
In office 1969–1970
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	James J. Reynolds
Succeeded by	Laurence Silberman
Personal details
Born	(1915-12-03)December 3, 1915 Dawson,Minnesota, U.S.
Died	November 28, 2012(2012-11-28) (aged 96) Malibu,California, U.S.
Party	Republican
Spouse	Maria Denend ​ (m. 1943)​
Children	2
Education	University of Minnesota (BA) University of California, Los Angeles

James Day Hodgson (December 3, 1915 – November 28, 2012) was an American politician. He served as theSecretary of Labor and theAmbassador to Japan.^[1]

Hodgson was born inDawson, Minnesota, the son of Fred Arthur Hodgson, a lumberyard owner, and his wife, Casaraha M. (née Day). He graduated from theUniversity of Minnesota in 1938 where he was a member ofPhi Sigma Kappa fraternity,^[2] and began graduate studies at theUniversity of California at Los Angeles.^[3] He married the former Maria Denend on August 24, 1943. They had two children, Nancy Ruth Hodgson, and Frederick Jesse Hodgson.

DuringWorld War II, Hodgson served as anofficer in theUnited States Navy.^[4] He worked forLockheed for 25 years. From 1970 to 1973, Hodgson served asRichard Nixon'sSecretary of Labor, and from 1974 to 1977, he served as theU.S. Ambassador to Japan underGerald Ford.^[5][6]

Beginning in 1977, Hodgson served as the Chairman of the Board of the Uranium Mining Company. Hodgson served as an adjunct professor atUniversity of California, Los Angeles and was visiting scholar from theAmerican Enterprise Institute.^[7]

Following the death of former Labor SecretaryW. Willard Wirtz on April 24, 2010, Hodgson became the oldest living former Cabinet member. He died on November 28, 2012, inMalibu, California, and is interred at theForest Lawn Memorial Park, inLos Angeles, California.^[1]

• "American Senryu", The Japan Times, 1992 (a collection ofsenryū, short humorous poems similar tohaiku)
• "Doing Business with the New Japan", 2000 (written with Yoshihiro Sano and John L. Graham)

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