Herbert Hoover (R) 4. Background a. Iowa farm boy; orphaned at age 8 (poor) i. Stanford College (engineer); Headed WWI hunger relief in Belgium ii. millionaire by age 40; nickname “Boy Wonder” iii. Served as Harding’s Secretary of Commerce iv.
4. Herbert Hoover (R) a. Background i. Iowa farm boy; orphaned at age 8 (poor) ii. Stanford College (engineer); Headed WWI hunger relief in Belgium iii. millionaire by age 40; nickname “Boy Wonder” iv. Served as Harding’s Secretary of Commerce
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