Dudley C. Sharp

Dudley Crawford Sharp (March 16, 1905 – May 17, 1987) was Secretary of the Air Force from December 11, 1959 until January 20, 1961, under president Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Biography

Born in Houston, Texas, Dudley C. Sharp was the son of Walter Benona Sharp. He graduated from Princeton University in 1928 and joined the Mission Manufacturing Company of Houston, holding many positions within the firm. He served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945.

In 1955, he was appointed as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Materiel. Mr. Sharp was appointed Under Secretary of the Air Force in August 1959 and on December 11, 1959, he became Secretary of the Air Force and served until 1961.

Sharp was also best friends with Howard Hughes for a time in his early life. Dudley met Howard because both Howard and Dudley's fathers were business partners in the Sharp-Hughes Tool Company in Houston. Sharp was married to Tina Cleveland, daughter of Justina Latham and W. C. Cleveland of Houston.

Sharp died on May 17, 1987. He was 82 years old and lived in Houston, Texas.^[1]

References

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	United States Air Force portal

1. ^ Cook, Joan (1987-05-19), Dudley C. Sharp, Executive and ex-Air Force Secretary, New York Times 

Government offices
Preceded by Malcolm A. MacIntyre	United States Under Secretary of the Air Force August 3, 1959 – December 10, 1959	Succeeded by Joseph V. Charyk

Persondata
Name	Sharp, Dudley Crawford
Alternative names	Dudley C. Sharp
Short description	Asst. Sec. of the Air Force for Materiel under Pres. Eisenhower; son of American businessman Walter Benona Sharp
Date of birth	1905
Place of birth	Houston, Texas
Date of death	May 17, 1987
Place of death	Houston, Texas