Who is Calvin Coolidge? Death, Facts, Measurements, Net Worth



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Calvin Coolidge was an American politician who served as the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor. His response to the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight and gave him a reputation as a man of decisive action. The next year, he was elected vice president of the United States, and he succeeded to the presidency upon the sudden death of Warren G. Harding in 1923. Elected in his own right in 1924, he gained a reputation as a small-government conservative and also as a man who said very little, although having a rather dry sense of humor.

“The words of the President have an enormous weight and ought not to be used indiscriminately.” – – CC

— Calvin Coolidge (@PrezCoolidge) October 1, 2019

Coolidge restored public confidence in the White House after the scandals of his predecessor’s administration, and left office with considerable popularity. As a Coolidge biographer wrote, “He embodied the spirit and hopes of the middle class, could interpret their longings and express their opinions. That he did represent the genius of the average is the most convincing proof of his strength.” In the presidential election of 1928, Coolidge decided not to run for a second full term, instead choosing to retire to his home in Northampton, Massachusetts. He died at the age of 60 in January 1933.

Early life and career

John Calvin Coolidge Jr. was born on July 4, 1872, in Plymouth Notch, Vermont, the only US president to be born on Independence Day. He was the elder of two children born to John Calvin Coolidge Sr. and Victoria Josephine Moor. His father was a Vermont storekeeper and farmer who served as a member of both houses of the Vermont General Assembly; his mother was a former teacher. Coolidge’s father had suffered from several nervous breakdowns throughout his life, and Coolidge’s mother was prone to fainting spells and bouts of depression. As a result, young Calvin was raised by his maternal grandmother, Calvin Galusha Coolidge Sr., and his father’s cousin, John Coolidge.

Coolidge’s father died when Calvin was just 12 years old, and his mother died four years later. As a result, he was raised by his maternal grandfather and father’s cousin. He attended Black River Academy and then Amherst College, graduating in 1895. He then attended law school at Boston University, graduating in 1898. After working in a law firm for a few years, he set up his own practice in Northampton, Massachusetts.

In 1905, Coolidge married Grace Anna Goodhue, a teacher at Clarke School for the Deaf. The couple had two sons: John (born 1906) and Calvin Jr. (born 1908).

Coolidge’s political career began in 1898 when he was elected to the city council of Northampton. He served as mayor of Northampton from 1910 to 1911. In 1912, he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate, where he served until 1915. He then served as lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1916 to 1919. In 1919, he became governor of Massachusetts after the death of Governor Samuel W. McCall.

As governor, Coolidge gained a reputation as a fiscal conservative and a man of decisive action. He gained national attention for his handling of the Boston Police Strike of 1919, during which he ordered the Massachusetts National Guard to quell the violence. The strike resulted in the deaths of two policemen and several civilians, and Coolidge’s reputation as a hard-liner was cemented.

In 1920, Coolidge was nominated for vice president of the United States on the Republican ticket with Warren G. Harding. The ticket won in a landslide, and Coolidge became vice president. In August 1923, Harding died suddenly of a heart attack, and Coolidge became president.

Presidency

Elected in his own right in 1924, Coolidge gained a reputation as a small-government conservative and also as a man who said very little. He once famously said, “I do not choose to run,” when asked if he planned to seek reelection in 1928. During his presidency, Coolidge signed into law several major pieces of legislation, including the Revenue Act of 1924 (which lowered taxes), the Immigration Act of 1924 (which restricted immigration), and the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 (which granted citizenship to Native Americans).

The economy boomed during Coolidge’s presidency, and he was credited with restoring public confidence in the White House after the scandals of his predecessor’s administration. He left office with considerable popularity, and in 1928 decided not to run for reelection. Instead, he retired to his home in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Later Life and Death

The raccoon was Mrs. Coolidge's pet, not mine. https://t.co/H9ucRUOSqr

— Calvin Coolidge (@PrezCoolidge) November 25, 2019

Coolidge died at the age of 60 on January 5, 1933, just two months before Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated as president. His death came as a shock to the nation, and many Americans mourned his passing. Roosevelt praised Coolidge as “a man who had devoted himself with singleness of purpose to serving the American people.”

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia