Luther Hartwell Hodges Jr. is a retired American politician and banker. He was the first United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce, appointed under Jimmy Carter. Previously Under Secretary of Commerce, he had been tipped to replace Juanita M. Kreps as Secretary of Commerce, but, after a spell as Acting Secretary, the job went to Philip Klutznick, and the new Deputy Secretary position was created for him. Hodges' father, Luther H. Hodges, Sr., had been Secretary of Commerce under John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson between 1961 and 1965, and was also the 64th governor of North Carolina. 

November 19th, 1936 in (Age 88)