Herbert Clark Hoover Clark was his father’s middle name

Born: August 10, 1874(1874-08-10) West Branch, Iowa
Died: October 20, 1964 (aged 90) New York, New York
Nationality: American
Father: Jesse Clark Hoover
Mother: Hulda Randall Minthorn Hoover
Spouse: Lou Henry (1875-1944), on February 10, 1899
Education: Graduated from Stanford University (1895).
Occupation: Engineer (Mining), Businessman, Humanitarian, President
Religion: Quaker
Took office: March 4, 1929
Left office: March 4, 1933
Party: Republican
Presidential Salary: $75,000/year
Vice President: Charles Curtis
Preceded by: Calvin Coolidge
Succeeded by: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Other Government Positions

• Secretary of Commerce, 1921-23 (under Harding)
• Secretary of Commerce, 1923-28 (under Coolidge)

Notable Events

• Stock Market Crash of 1929, which was the start of the Great Depression

Presidential Nicknames

• The Hermit Author of Palo Alto
• The Great Engineer and The Great Humanitarian: He was a civil engineer of some distinction and when the Mississippi burst its banks in 1927, engulfing thousands of acres of agricultural land, also volunteered his services and did extensive flood control work
• Hoo-Yah and Really Damn: Two nicknames that he picked up while in China
• The Chief
• The Grand Old Man
• Herbie: In Annie the Broadway Musical, he is called Herbie by homeless people living in shanties after the stock market crash in the song 'We'd like to thank you Herbert Hoover

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