Presidents of the United States of America
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31 - Herbert Hoover
Personal Statistics:
Birth Date: August 10, 1874
Birthplace: Small cottage on Downey Street, West Branch, Iowa
Father: Jesse Clark Hoover (1846-1880)
Mother: Huldah Minthorn (1848-1883)
Height at Prime: 5 feet 11 inches
Physical Description: Straight brown hair parted on left, hazel eyes, ruddy complexion, fleshy face, husky build
Religion: Quaker
Wife: Lou Henry (March 29, 1874 – January 7, 1944)
Marriage Date: February 10, 1899
Marriage Place: Home of the bride’s parents in Monterey, California
Children:
-- Herbert Clark Hoover Jr. (August 8, 1903 – April 9, 1969)
-- Allan Henry Hoover (July 17, 1907 – November 8, 1993)
Death Date: October 20, 1964
Place of Death: New York City, New York
Cause of Death: Massive internal hemorrhaging from upper gastrointestinal tract with strained vascular system
Final Words: Unknown
Burial Place: Herbert Hoover Library and Birthplace, West Branch, Iowa
Professional Statistics:
Mining Engineer (1896-1914)
Involved in Relief Efforts during World War I (1914-1919)
Secretary of Commerce (1921-1928)
31st President of the United States (1929-1933)
Political Party: Republican
His Vice President: Charles Curtis (1929-1933)
Events During Presidency:
Agricultural Marketing Act (1929)
Stock Market Crash and the start of the Great Depression (1929)
Hawley-Smoot Tariff (1930)
Prohibition (opposition to repeal)
London Naval Treaty (1930)
Bonus March (1932)
Norris-LaGuardia Act (1932)
Twentieth Amendment ratified (1933)
