Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt | |
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| Chairman of the Progressive National Committee | |
| In office May 25, 1927 – January 1, 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Magnus Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Henrik Shipstead |
| Member of the New York State Senate from the 26th district | |
| In office January 1, 1911 – January 1, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | John F. Schlosser |
| Succeeded by | James E. Towner |
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| Born | Franklin Delano Roosevelt January 30, 1882 Hyde Park, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 30, 1956 (aged 74) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Springwood Estate |
| Political party | Progressive (from 1923) Democratic (until 1923) |
| Spouse(s) | Eleanor Roosevelt (m. 1905) |
| Children | 6 |
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| Education | Groton School |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (AB) Columbia Law School |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – July 30, 1956), was an American politician who served as chairman of the Progressive National Committee from 1927 until his retirement 1951, the longest tenure of anybody to hold that post. A key founder of the Progressive Party, Roosevelt was instrumental in constructing the Democratic-Progressive coalition that won the 1932 election and led the Progressive opposition to the presidencies of Huey Long and Charles Lindbergh. He served as his party's nominee in the 1940 presidential election gaining the highest amount of electoral votes in his party's history at that point, although finished second to Long.