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Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933.A wealthy mining engineer before his presidency, Hoover led the wartime Commission for Relief in Belgium and was the director of the U.S. Food Administration, followed by post-war relief of Europe.
Herbert Charles Hoover was born in London on August 4, 1903. He was the elder son of President Herbert Clark Hoover (1874–1964) and First Lady Lou Henry (1874–1944). [ 2 ] He was named for his father, Herbert, and his maternal grandfather, Charles Delano Henry, but throughout his life was known as Herbert Hoover Jr. [ 3 ] His father, an ...
Herbert Charles Hoover: August 4, 1903 – July 9, 1969 Margaret Ava Watson Served as Under Secretary of State (October 4, 1954 – February 5, 1957) in the Eisenhower Administration. Variously named as "Herbert Hoover, Jr.," [55] "Herbert Charles Hoover," [56] and "Herbert Clark Hoover." [57] Father of: Margaret Ann Hoover (1926–2011)
President Herbert Hoover, a Republican who served from 1929-1933 and was in office at the start of the Great Depression, died on Oct. 20, 1964.
Iowa-born Herbert Hoover was the only U.S. president from the Hawkeye State. Here are 5 facts about his life and presidency
Lou Henry Hoover (March 29, 1874 – January 7, 1944) was an American philanthropist, geologist, and the first lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933 as the wife of President Herbert Hoover. She was active in community organizations and volunteer groups throughout her life, including the Girl Scouts of the USA , which she led from 1922 to ...
The Herbert Hoover National Historic Site is a unit of the National Park System in West Branch, Iowa, ... was born as the second child to Jesse and Hulda.
30 Herbert Hoover (1929–1933) 31 Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945) ... First president to have a child (John Quincy Adams) serve as president of the United States.