President Hoover FK

Herbert Hoover born

1874

Herbert Hoover was born in West Branch Iowa

Lou Henry is born

Mar 29, 1874

Lou Henry, also known as Herbert Hoover's wife, was born in Waterloo, Iowa, to Charles and Florence Henry

Jesse Hoover died

Dec 13, 1880

Hoover's father, a blacksmith, and farm implement store owner died.

Hoover's mother dies.

Feb 24, 1884

Hulda Mintorn Hoover died, leaving Herbert and hi siblings orphaned.

Herbert moved to Newberg, Oregon

Nov 10, 1885

Hoover moved to Oregon to live with his uncle because his parents passed away.

Hoover attends High School

Nov 12, 1885

Hoover attended Friends Pacific Academy for his high school education.

Hoover worked at the Oregon Land Company

1888

Herbert worked as an office boy at the Oregon Land Company in Salem, Oregon

Herbert Hoover graduates from college

1895

He graduated from Stanford in 1895 with a BA in geology.

Hoover gets married

1899

Hoover was married on February 10,1899 to Lou Henry. The location of their marriage was

The Hoovers left for China

Feb 11, 1899

Herbert and his wife Lou went to China for Herbert's new job as a mining consultant to the chinese government.

Hoover's first son is born

1903

Herbert Charles Hoover was born in 1903.

Herbert Hoover's second child is born

1907

Allan Henry Hoover was born in 1907.

Hoover's Occupation before presidency

1910

Before he became president Hoover was a very succsessful mining engineer.

Commission for Relief in Belgium

Nov 5, 1913

Herbert Hoover oorganized the Commision for Relief in Begium. It provided food to millions of civilians in Belgium and northern France.

World War one

1914

During Word War one, Herbert Hoover was named the head of the U.S. Food Administration.

The Hoovers helped American stranded in Europe

Aug 3, 1914

The Hoovers helped American who were stranded at the begining of WW1 to return home.

European Children's Fund

Jul 19, 1919

The European Children's Fund was the second component of the American Relief Administration.

Hoover was appointed Secretary of Commerce

Mar 5, 1921

Hoover was made Secretary of Commerce by Presisdent Harding. He served in the Cabinets of both Harding and Coolidge.

Hoover published American Individualism

1922

Herbert Hoover wrote American Individualism, a book that outlined the characteristics that made American society unique and successful.

Herbert Hoover Jr. married Margaret Ava Watson

Jun 25, 1925

Hoover's son Herbert Charles Hoover Jr. married Margaret Ava Watson

Hoover was nominated for president

Jun 14, 1927

Herbert Hoover was nominated for president on the first ballot at the Republican Party National Convention in Kansas City.

Hoover is elected

1929

Hoover was elected to be the 31st president.

Inauguration

Mar 4, 1929

Herbert Hoover was inaugurated as the 31st president of the United States.

The Great Depression

Mar 5, 1929

The Wall Street stock market crashed, which signaled the begining of The Great Depression.

Agricultural Marketing Act signed

Jun 15, 1929

Immediately following the Inauguration, President Hoover called a special session of Conress to adress the ongoing farm crisis. The Agricultural Act was passed, which established a Federal Farm Board that worked to stabalize agricultural prices.

Smoot-Hawley Tariff

Apr 17, 1930

Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff into law, which set tariffs to historically high levels.

Veterans Aministration

Jul 21, 1930

President Hoover combined all federal veterans services into one angency, the Veterans Administration.

The Hoover Dam

Sep 17, 1930

Secretary of the interior, Ray Lyman Wilbur, initiated consrtuction of the Hoover Dam in Nevada. It was completed in 1936.

Hoover is renominated for President

May 16, 1932

Hoover was renominated for president.

Herbert Hoovet died

Oct 20, 1964

Hoover died in New York City at the age of 90.