Wendell Willkie
(1892-1944)
American lawyer and corporate executive
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Wendell Lewis Willkie (born Lewis Wendell Willkie; February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was an American lawyer, corporate executive and the 1940 Republican nominee for president of the United States. Willkie appealed to many convention delegates as the Republican field's only interventionist: although the U.S. remained neutral prior to Pearl Harbor, he favored greater U.S. involvement in World War II to support Britain and other Allies. His Democratic opponent, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had made campaign pledges against direct U.S. involvement in World War II, won the 1940 election with about 55% of the popular vote and took the electoral college vote by a wide margin.
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Lewis Wendell Willkie 18 February 1892 Elwood, Indiana
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| Died |
8 October 1944 (aged 52) New York City, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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