Where was Wendell Willkie born?
New York
Elwood, Indiana
Chicago
Los Angeles
Answer
Wendell Willkie was born in Elwood, Indiana, in 1892. He was a lawyer and politician who served as the 31st governor of New York from 1933 to 1941 and as the Republican nominee for president in 1940. Willkie was a progressive Republican who supported New Deal policies and advocated for internationalism. He lost the presidential election to Franklin D. Roosevelt in a landslide.
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