Calvin Coolidge
Best known as: 30th president of the USA
Occupation: Politician, lawyer
Nickname: Silent Cal
Nationality: American
Religion: Congregationalist
Political party: Republican
Born: July 4, 1872 in Plymouth Notch, VT
Died: January 5, 1933 in Northampton, MA
Education: Amherst College
Offices held:
- Northampton City Council (1899)
- Northampton City Solicitor (1900-1902)
- Northampton Clerk of Courts (1904)
- Massachusetts State House of Representatives (1907-1908)
- Mayor of Northampton (1910-1911)
- Massachusetts State Senate (1912-1915)
- President of Massachusetts State Senate (1914-1915)
- Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1916-1918)
- Governor of Massachusetts (1919-1920)
- Vice President of the U.S. (1921-1923)
- President of the U.S. (1923-1929)
Short biography:
Calvin Coolidge is known as one of the most quiet, matter-of-fact politicians in American history. He gained national attention as the Governor of Massachusetts when he quelled the Boston Police Strike of 1919. He became president upon the death of Warren Harding in 1923 and was re-elected in 1924. A conservative, Coolidge believed the economy should be left to function without government interference. He supported low taxes and isolationism, and vetoed two farm relief bills and a plan for the government to produce electric power on the Tennessee River. Coolidge helped to restore dignity to the Oval Office after the scandal-ridden presidency of Harding, and his term saw economic prosperity for America. Although he was a fairly popular president, he opted not to run for re-election in 1928.
Wife: Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge
Vice president: Charles G. Dawes
Parents: John and Victoria Coolidge
