Herbert Hoover
Thirty first President of the United States
1929-1933
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Date of birth: August 10, 1874
Place of birth: West Branch, Iowa
Date of death: October 20, 1964
Place of death: New York, New York
Party: Republican
Wife: Lou Henry
Occupation: Engineer

During his presidency, Herbert Hoover

• had a Vice President Charles Curtis
  
• called congress into special session immediately after taking office
  
• passed the Agricultural Marketing Act
  
• was president when the New York Stock Exchange crashed
  
• named Charles Evans Hughes the next Chief Justice
  
• lost re-election to Franklin D. Roosevelt