William N. Doak

William N. Doak

Interment Location Visited  
Blacklick, VA March 14, 2025  

Photographed March 14, 2025.
Photographed March 14, 2025.
Photographed March 14, 2025.
Photographed March 14, 2025.
Photographed March 14, 2025.

Fast Facts

Born: December 12, 1882 in Rural Retreat, Virginia

Spouse: Emma Marie Cricher Doak (m. 1908-1933)

Served in Cabinet of: Herbert Hoover

Cabinet Position: Secretary of Labor (1930-1933)

Died: October 23, 1933 in McLean, Virginia

Cause of Death: Cardiovascular Disease

Age: 50

Interment: Black Lick Cemetery, Blacklick, Virginia

 

Sources Consulted and Further Reading

Loux, Jennifer R. “William Nuckles Doak (1882–1933).” Dictionary of Virginia Biography, Library of Virginia. Published 2019. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/dvb/bio.asp?b=Doak_William_Nuckles.

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