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'''Charles Curtis''' '''(1860 - 1936)''' was Vice President under [[Herbert Hoover]] from 1929 to 1933. He served in | '''Charles Curtis''' '''(1860 - 1936)''' was Vice President under [[Herbert Hoover]] from 1929 to 1933. He served in | ||
| − | both houses of Congress. He | + | both houses of Congress, as a Representative from Kansas (1893-1907) and as that state's Senator from (1907-1913) and again from (1915-1929), when he was sworn in as Vice President. He served as Republican Majority Leader in the Senate from (1925-1929). What is interesting to note is that he opposed [[Herbert Hoover]] but became his running mate in the 1928 election. <ref> [[Fandex]], Workman Publishing, 2002. </ref> |
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Revision as of 00:02, June 24, 2008
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| 31st Vice-President of the United States | |
| Term of office March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1933 | |
| Political party | Republican |
| President | Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | Charles G. Dawes |
| Succeeded by | John N. Garner |
| Born | January 25, 1860 Topeka, Kansas |
| Died | February 8, 1936 Washington, D.C. |
| Spouse | Annie Elizabeth Baird Curtis |
Charles Curtis (1860 - 1936) was Vice President under Herbert Hoover from 1929 to 1933. He served in both houses of Congress, as a Representative from Kansas (1893-1907) and as that state's Senator from (1907-1913) and again from (1915-1929), when he was sworn in as Vice President. He served as Republican Majority Leader in the Senate from (1925-1929). What is interesting to note is that he opposed Herbert Hoover but became his running mate in the 1928 election. [1]
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