John S. Herrington

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Stewart Herrington is an American Republican politician. He served as the Secretary of Energy of the United States under Ronald Reagan during his second term. Herrington was born in Los Angeles, California, and earned his A.B. at Stanford University in 1961 and his J.D. at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1964. While attending Stanford University he joined The Delta Upsilon Fraternity. He practiced law privately as an attorney from 1965-1981, primarily in San Francisco, and publicly as deputy district attorney of Ventura County. Herrington was Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1981 to 1983. In the Reagan administration Herrington worked as deputy assistant for presidential personnel from 1983 until 1985, before serving as secretary of energy from 1985 to 1989