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Harry S. Truman 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953), 18841972 (aged 88 years)

Name
Harry S. /Truman/ 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953)
Given names
Harry S.
Surname
Truman
Name suffix
33rd President of the United States (1945-1953)
Family with parents
father
mother
elder brother
19 months
himself
In 1945, Harry S. Truman, a Freemason, was elected an Honorary Grand Master of the International Supreme Council, Order of DeMolay.
18841972
Birth: 8 May 1884 33 32 Lamar, Barton County, Missouri, USA
Death: 26 December 1972Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
2 years
younger brother
18861965
Birth: 25 April 1886 35 34
Death: 8 July 1965
3 years
younger sister
18891978
Birth: 12 August 1889 38 37 Grandview, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Death: 3 November 1978
Family with Elizabeth Virginia Wallace
himself
In 1945, Harry S. Truman, a Freemason, was elected an Honorary Grand Master of the International Supreme Council, Order of DeMolay.
18841972
Birth: 8 May 1884 33 32 Lamar, Barton County, Missouri, USA
Death: 26 December 1972Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
wife
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman
18851982
Birth: 13 February 1885Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Death: 20 October 1982Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Marriage Marriage28 June 1919Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
5 years
daughter
Mary Margaret Truman-Daniel - by Greta Kempton
19242008
Birth: 17 February 1924 39 39 Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Death: 29 January 2008Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
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Death
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Cemetery: Truman Library
Reference number
Truman-1
Unique identifier
0B79279E55075F43A72675DC1FCB6B57119F
Last change
13 February 201309:46:27
Author of last change: Danny
Note

He succeeded to the presidency on 12th April 1945, on the sudden death of Franklin D. Roosevelt . He was re-elected in 1948 over Thomas E. Dewey, Strom Thurmond, and Henry A. Wallace by, a popular vote of 24,179,345 to 21,991,291, 1,176,125, and 1 ,157,326, and an electoral vote of 303 to 189, 39, and 0. He was sometimes called "Give-'em-hell-Harry", and coined the phrases, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." and "The buck stops here." He gave the order to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.