Robert Clifton Weaver (December 29, 1907 – July 17, 1997) was an American economist, academic, and political administrator; he served as the first United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (H.U.D.) from 1966 to 1968, when the department was newly established by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Weaver was the first African American to be appointed to a US cabinet-level position.
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29 December 1907 Washington, D.C
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17 July 1997 (aged 89) New York City, New York, U.S.
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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