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Curtiss Airplane, Tests of Curtiss Plane For Army - Secretary of War Dickinson And Gen. Wood, 1912. Early aviation, USA. Attorney, politician and businessman Jacob McGavock Dickinson served as Secretary of War from 1909 to 1911. General Leonard Wood was a soldier, physician, and public official. He served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Military Governor of Cuba, and Governor-General of the Philippines. Curtiss Airplane, Tests of Curtiss Plane For Army - Secretary of War Dickinson And Gen. Wood, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)