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He was born on August 10, 1874, West Branch, IA
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He had a father named Jesse Hoover, a mom named Hulda Hoover, a sister named Mary Hoover, and a brother named Theodore J. Hoover.
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He was part of the first class to enter Stanford University when it opened in 1891. He graduated four years later with a degree in geology and launched a lucrative career as a mining engineer.
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One week before he celebrated his 40th birthday in London, Germany declared war on France, And the American Consul General asked his help in getting stranded tourist home.
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He helped 120,000 Americans stranded in Europe when World War 1 began, and for 3 years after, he headed the commission for Relief in Belgium.
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In 1928, Herbert Hoover was elected president, but eight months later the stock market crash of 1929, ushering in the Great Depression
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When president Coolidge decided not to run for another term, Herbert Hoover was nominated as the Republican candidate in 1928.
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In the U.S. presidential election of 1928, Herbert Hoover ran as the Republican Party's nominee. Promising to bring continued peace and prosperity to the nation.
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Before serving as America's 31st president from 1929 to 1933, Herbert had achieved international success as a mining engineer and worldwide gratitude as "The Great Humanitarian" who fed Europe during after World War 1.
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In 1947, President Truman appointed Hoover to a commission, which elected him chairman of a similar commissions' recommendations.
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he died on October 20, 1964, New York City, NY
at the age of 90 years old from internal bleeding
