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Who Was Calvin Coolidge?

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Who Was Calvin Coolidge?

Calvin Coolidge was born in Plymouth Notch, Vermont, on July 4, 1872. Coolidge rose through the ranks of Massachusetts government as a Progressive Republican. Elected U.S. vice president in 1920, he became president following the death of Warren G. Harding in 1923. Coolidge, also known as “Silent Cal,” chose not to seek a second term. He died in Northampton, Massachusetts, on January 5, 1933.

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FULL NAME: John Calvin Coolidge Jr.

BORN: July 4, 1872

DIED: January 5, 1933

BIRTHPLACE: Plymouth Notch, Vermont

SPOUSE: Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge (1905-1933)

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