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Essay:Politicians Who Had a Real Career (view source)
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, 01:17, August 14, 2011→Significant politicians with a real former career: added William Beveridge and moved Coolidge to the right place
This is a list of significant politicians who had a real career (outside of politics):
This is a list of significant politicians who had a real career (outside of politics):
*[[Michele Bachmann]] - [[homeschooled]] her 5 children and also helped raise 23 foster children; now is a [[conservative]] candidate in the presidential race.<ref>Also practiced as an attorney before leaving the workforce to raise her children.</ref>
*[[Michele Bachmann]] - [[homeschooled]] her 5 children and also helped raise 23 foster children; now is a [[conservative]] candidate in the presidential race.<ref>Also practiced as an attorney before leaving the workforce to raise her children.</ref>
*[[William Beveridge]] - Charity worker who was introduced to government by [[Winston Churchill]] and introduced the [[Welfare State]] to the [[United Kingdom]]
*[[Jim Bunning]] - Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher and visionary who stood against government spending
*[[Jim Bunning]] - Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher and visionary who stood against government spending
*[[Winston Churchill]] - accomplished writer, then Prime Minister of the [[United Kingdom]] before it became [[atheistic]]
*[[Winston Churchill]] - accomplished writer, then Prime Minister of the [[United Kingdom]] before it became [[atheistic]]
*[[Calvin Coolidge]] - law practice
*[[Jimmie Davis]] - accomplished singer ("You Are My Sunshine") who served two non-consecutive terms as governor of [[Louisiana]]
*[[Jimmie Davis]] - accomplished singer ("You Are My Sunshine") who served two non-consecutive terms as governor of [[Louisiana]]
*[[Benjamin Franklin]] - printer, author, postmaster, inventor, and [[Founding Father]]
*[[Benjamin Franklin]] - printer, author, postmaster, inventor, and [[Founding Father]]