Frank O. Lowden
Frank Orren Lowden | |
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29th President of the United States | |
In office March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1929 | |
Vice President | Calvin Coolidge |
Preceded by | Charles Evan Hughes |
Succeeded by | Herbert Hoover |
27th Vice President of the United States | |
In office March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921 | |
President | Charles Evan Hughes |
Preceded by | Robert Latham Owen |
Succeeded by | Calvin Coolidge |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 13th district | |
In office November 6, 1906 – March 3, 1911 | |
Preceded by | Robert R. Hitt |
Succeeded by | John C. McKenzie |
Personal details | |
Born | Frank Orren Lowden January 26, 1861 Sunrise, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | March 20, 1943 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 82)
Resting place | Graceland Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Florence Pullman (1896–1937) |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Iowa (BA) Northwestern University (LLB) |
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Frank Orren Lowden (January 26, 1861 – March 20, 1943) was an American Republican Party politician who served as the 29th president of the United States from 1921 to 1929. Prior to becoming President, he served as a United States Representative from Illinois from 1906 to 1911 and the 28th vice president from 1913 to 1921 under Charles Evan Hughes. Lowden is the only person to have served two terms as both Vice President and President of the United States.