Harold E. Stassen

By Alec Kirby

Subjects: Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI), Biography, Politics and government, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Governors, State & Local, General, HISTORY, Presidential candidates, Governors, united states, Minnesota, biography, Conservatism, History

Description: "In 1938 Harold E. Stassen was elected governor of Minnesota. He went on to a distinguished career as a key political figure of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He is most known as being a perennial candidate for the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States, seeking it 10 times between 1944 and 1992"--Provided by publisher.