William N. Doak

William Nuckles Doak ( born December 12, 1882 in Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia; † October 23, 1933 in McLean, Virginia) was an American trade unionist and politician ( Republican). He was a member of the cabinet of U.S. President Herbert Hoover as Minister of Labour.

After the public school and the business school visit Doak first worked as a railway clerk. By the time he came increasingly for the rights of the workers and was ultimately vice president of the union Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. In politics, Doak was active. He was a delegate to the 1916 Republican National Convention in Chicago, which nominated Charles Evans Hughes as a presidential candidate against incumbent Woodrow Wilson; In 1932 he again took part in the convention of his party, which confirmed President Hoover as candidates.

In 1920, Doak himself stood as a candidate for political office, but failed in the 6th district of Virginia in the election for U.S. House of Representatives. Four years later, he ran for the U.S. Senate, but failed again. With 24.2 percent of the vote he had no chance against the Democrats Carter Glass.

In December 1930 Doak was then appointed by Herbert Hoover as his successor elected in the Senate Secretary of Labor James J. Davis in his cabinet. He held this post until the end of Hoover's presidency in March 1933. During this time, he advocated the adoption of the accommodated even by his predecessor on the way Davis - Bacon Act, a bill that regulated the payment of compensation of employees in the government sector.

Only a few months after the end of his tenure William Doak died from the effects of cardiovascular disease. He was buried in his birthplace of Rural Retreat.