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Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (1911-1978) — also known as Hubert H. Humphrey; "H.H.H."; "The Happy Warrior"; "The Hump" — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Wallace, Codington County, S.Dak., May 27, 1911. Son of Hubert Horatio Humphrey and Christine (Sannes) Humphrey. Pharmacist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1964; mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1945-48; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1949-64, 1971-78; died in office 1978; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960, 1972; Vice President of the United States, 1965-69; Democratic candidate for President of the United States, 1968. Congregationalist. English and Norwegian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Council on Foreign Relations; Knights of Pythias; Americans for Democratic Action; American Federation of Teachers. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980. Died, of cancer, at Waverly, Wright County, Minn., January 13, 1978 (age 66 years, 231 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.   Relatives: Son of Hubert Horatio Humphrey and Christine (Sannes) Humphrey; brother of Ralph W. Humphrey; married, September 3, 1936, to Muriel Fay Buck; father of Hubert Horatio Humphrey III; grandfather of Hubert Horatio Humphrey IV. See Humphrey family of Minnesota.   Cross-reference: Orville L. Freeman — Cyril E. King — Arthur Naftalin — John Bartlow Martin   Campaign slogan (1960): "The vision of Roosevelt — the intellect of Stevenson — the courage of Truman."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books by Hubert H. Humphrey: The Education of a Public Man : My Life and Politics   Books about Hubert H. Humphrey: Carl Solberg, Hubert Humphrey : A Biography (out of print) — Edgar Berman, Hubert : The Triumph and Tragedy of the Humphrey I Knew (out of print) — Paul. Westman, Hubert H. Humphrey : The Politics of Joy (out of print)

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