Herbert Hoover

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American politician, the President of the United States from 1929-1933 during the Great Depression. During his lifetime, he received some 500 medals, honors and awards. He also was an honorary citizen of 24 European cities and held 85 degrees from the U.S. and other countries. As an author, he wrote at least 30 books. Hoover married Lou Henry in 1899 and they had two sons. She traveled all over the world with him as he worked as a mining engineer specializing in metallurgy, 1902-14. In 1910, Lou discovered a rare Latin treatise on metallurgy in England and they spent hours translating it together. They were both honored by Stanford when it was published two years later. When American entered the war in 1914, Hoover took over the Care of American citizens stranded abroad and was Commissioner of Relief in Belgium. In August 1917, he was appointed Food Administrator by Wilson. In June 1919, Hoover became a Member of the War Council, and he served as Secretary of Commerce under both Harding and Coolidge. When he was elected President of the U.S. on 11/05/1928, it was with one of the largest majority votes ever, and he was inaugurated on 3/04/1929. His wife died on 1/07/1944. He worked after that time as Co-coordinator of European Food Problems and committee Chairman on Re-organization of U.S. Executive Depts. Hoover died on 10/20/1964, New York City, NY. Link to Wikipedia biography