Harry Hopkins
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Government and Politics
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Wars, Battles, World War II, Depressions, Recessions
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
Article abstract: A superb administrator, Hopkins led the United States in combating unemployment during the Great Depression in the 1930’s and the menace of Fascism during World War II.
Early Life
Harry Lloyd Hopkins was born August 17, 1890, in Sioux City, Iowa, and grew up in Grinnell, Iowa, where, after several moves, his family settled in 1901. His father, David Aldona Hopkins, was a moderately successful traveling salesman and merchant who imparted to Harry his competitive, good-natured character and his loyalty to the Democratic Party, while...
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