Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States. He was known as a “great humanitarian” primarily for his work during World War I and in the years following his presidency.
Hoover was born in West Branch, Iowa, on August 10, 1874. After his parents died, Hoover became an orphan at age 9. At age 11, he moved to Oregon.
Hoover enrolled in Stanford University’s first class, where he met his wife, Lou, and they were married on February 10, 1899, and flew to China the next day.
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He was living and working in China when the Boxer Rebellion broke out in June 1900. His wife worked in a hospital at the time, and Hoover helped direct the construction of barricades.
Hoover was living in London when World War I began in Europe, and sources say he helped repatriate 120,000 Americans to the United States during this time.
According to the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, Hoover also headed the Belgian Relief Committee, which provided food for Belgian civilians.
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Hoover later became administrator of the U.S. Food Administration under President Woodrow Wilson, and served as Secretary of Commerce under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge.
Hoover himself won the Republican nomination and became the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933. The Great Depression began the same year he took office and continued throughout his presidency.
Although his years in the White House are associated with the Great Depression, he continued to be politically active after leaving office, including serving on committees under Presidents Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower.
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He also spent much of his time since leaving office writing books, including three memoirs covering his childhood, his presidency, and the Great Depression.
Hoover died on October 20, 1964.
