Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover
Hoover in 1928
31st President of the United States
In office March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933
Vice President	Charles Curtis
Preceded by	Calvin Coolidge
Succeeded by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
3rd United States Secretary of Commerce
In office March 5, 1921 – August 21, 1928
President	Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Joshua W. Alexander
Succeeded by	William F. Whiting
Personal details
Born	Herbert Clark Hoover (1874-08-10)August 10, 1874 West Branch, Iowa, U.S.
Died	October 20, 1964(1964-10-20) (aged 90) New York, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum West Branch, Iowa
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Lou Henry (m. 1899—1944; her death)
Children	Herbert Clark Hoover, Jr. Allan Henry Hoover
Residence	Stanford, California, U.S.
Alma mater	George Fox University Stanford University
Profession	Mining engineer Civil engineer Businessman Humanitarian
Signature
Herbert Hoover's voice Hoover announcing his plan for economic stimulus Recorded October 18, 1931

Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. He was a world-famous mining engineer and humanitarian administrator. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted economic modernization. Soon after he became president, the Great Depression started. Many people blamed Hoover for not doing enough to help people during that time and many had to live in shantytowns called "Hoovervilles".