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| Affiliation | Vegetarian |
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1956-12-08 |
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| Name | Herbert C. Holdridge |
| Address |
Sherman Oaks, California , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
March 06, 1892
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| Died | September 29, 1974
(82 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
May 13, 2023 07:08pm |
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| Info | U.S. Military Academy 1917
Brigadier General, U.S. Army
Opposed compulsory military training, and became known as the "peace general."
National Chairman of the U.S. People's Party (1947-1948), a party hoping to collect liberal dissenters to Pres. Truman's administration. NYT 7/23/1947
Nominated as the Vegetarian Party candidate for President in 1952; developed a plan to wait in the wings at the Democratic National Convention of 1952 in case they chose to nominate him as the Democratic presidential nominee. NYT 4/4/1952
Withdrew and ran instead as the nominee of the American Rally Party. NYT 11/3/1952
Nominated for US Vice President at the 1955 Prohibition National Convention but withdrew from the race afterwards.
Attended a meeting of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Un-American Activities in Los Angeles and was escorted out when he stated that the proceedings were a disgrace to the military and to the nation.
Photo source: New York Times 12/8/1956 |
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