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'''Harold Edward Stassen''' (April 13, 1907 &ndash; March 4, 2001) was a [[Moderate Republican]] who was the youngest person elected as the [[governor]] of a U.S. state – [[Minnesota]] – in 1938.<ref name=archives>[https://archives.upenn.edu/exhibits/penn-people/biography/harold-edward-stassen Harold Edward Stassen]. ''Penn University Archives & Records Center''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> He still holds that designation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://libguides.mnhs.org/stassen|title=Harold E. Stassen: "Boy Governor" & Presidential Hopeful: Overview|publisher=Minnesota History Center: Gale Family Library|accessdate=June 5, 2020}}</ref>  [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Bill Clinton]] was elected in  [[Arkansas]] in 1978, the second youngest person elected as a governor. Despite his early success in Minnesota politics, over the years the [[Moderate Republican]] Stassen became known as a [[perennial candidate]]  for many offices, including [[U.S. President]], [[U.S. Senator]], and governor of [[Pennsylvania]] and [[mayor]] of [[Philadelphia]], where he moved in 1948 to become the president of the [[University of Pennsylvania]].<ref name=archives/>
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'''Harold Edward Stassen''' (April 13, 1907 &ndash; March 4, 2001) was a [[Moderate Republican]] who was the youngest person elected as the [[governor]] of a U.S. state – [[Minnesota]] – in 1938.<ref name=archives>[https://archives.upenn.edu/exhibits/penn-people/biography/harold-edward-stassen Harold Edward Stassen]. ''Penn University Archives & Records Center''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=46777 MN Governor Race - Nov 08, 1938]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> He still holds that designation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://libguides.mnhs.org/stassen|title=Harold E. Stassen: "Boy Governor" & Presidential Hopeful: Overview|publisher=Minnesota History Center: Gale Family Library|accessdate=June 5, 2020}}</ref>  [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Bill Clinton]] was elected in  [[Arkansas]] in 1978, the second youngest person elected as a governor. Despite his early success in Minnesota politics, over the years the [[Moderate Republican]] Stassen became known as a [[perennial candidate]]  for many offices, including [[U.S. President]], [[U.S. Senator]], and governor of [[Pennsylvania]] and [[mayor]] of [[Philadelphia]], where he moved in 1948 to become the president of the [[University of Pennsylvania]].<ref name=archives/>
    
==Early life and career==
 
==Early life and career==
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