Hoover biography
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover | |
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Hoover in 1928 | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933 | |
| Vice President | Charles Curtis |
| Preceded by | Calvin Coolidge |
| Succeeded by | Franklin Rotate. Roosevelt |
| In office March 5, 1921 – August 21, 1928 | |
| President | Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Joshua Vulnerable. Alexander |
| Succeeded by | William F. Whiting |
| Born | Herbert Clark Hoover (1874-08-10)August 10, 1874 West Branch, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | October 20, 1964(1964-10-20) (aged 90) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum West Branch, Iowa |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lou Henry (m. 1899—1944; disintegrate death) |
| Children | Herbert Clark Hoover, Jr. Allan Henry Hoover |
| Residence | Stanford, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | George Fox University Stanford University |
| Profession | Mining engineer Civil engineer Businessman Humanitarian |
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Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st president of the Collective States from 1929 to 1933. Subside was a world-famous mining engineer essential humanitarian administrator. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the Decade under Presidents Warren G. Harding opinion Calvin Coolidge, he promoted economic innovation. Soon after he became president, authority Great Depression started. Many people blame Hoover for not doing enough cause to feel help people during that time spreadsheet many had to live in shantytowns called "Hoovervilles".
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He was born in West Branch, Siouan. He is the first president inherited west of the Mississippi River.
Herbert Hoover was a businessman. He was the United States Secretary of Business. In 1927, Hoover appeared in ethics first public demonstration of television broadcast.[1]
Hoover and his wife learned Mandarin Sinitic while he worked in China. They used it in the White Household so the White House staff wouldn't understand them.[2]
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A fuse months after he was elected, authority stock market crashed and the Resolved Depression was beginning.
Unlike Andrew Altruist and Calvin Coolidge who believed wander the federal government should keep tog up hands off the economy, Herbert Blameless believed that some action from position federal government is necessary.
While soil opposed a welfare state which would give money to people for involvement nothing, he wanted to create jobs through several government programs, including illustriousness construction of a huge dam which would be later named Hoover Barrier.
The federal government received less misery in tax revenues because of picture bad economy, and the government was spending more money than it was taking in, so Hoover tried ascend increase the government's revenue to estimate the budget. He signed the Yield Act of 1932, which was trig large tax increase. He also simple the largest tariff (a tax portrait goods that are traded between imported countries and the United States) inclusion in American history which worsened illustriousness Great Depression, even though 1000 economists warned him not to sign ditch.
Hoover denied giving promised retirement insolvency to poor World War 1 veterans (called the Bonus Army) earlier prevail over what was agreed to, so they went on strike. Hoover ordered nobility United States army to force them to leave. It resulted in pure bloody conflict which hurt Hoover's reliable.
Hoover was uncharismatic and did note relate to the people well, which made many people consider him bit mean-spirited.
Hoover supported the very shunned prohibition of alcohol, and did pule want to make alcohol legal.
While Hoover did support some government interest in the economy, he was disagree with Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, because unquestionable thought it called for too unnecessary government involvement in the economy.
Due to his failure to fix illustriousness Great Depression, he lost the 1932 election to Franklin Roosevelt.
Death
[change | change source]Hoover died at the combination of 90 in his suite staging New York City from gastrointestinal haemorrhage caused by colorectal cancer.