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it comes from the company hoover and people now callvacuum clearers hoovers

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Did john Edgar Hoover have kids?

it was never recorded that J Edgar Hoover had children. He was a life long bachelor.


What president was born in Iowa?

Hoover - born West Branch, Iowa, Aug 10. 1874


What does the name Hoover mean?

Hoover is a surname that has as its origin the distinguished German surname "Hueber" or "Huber," which means "land owner" and was first found in the Province of Bavaria, Germany, where the Hoover family name became a prominent contributor to the province and where the Hoover family crest originated. The first known Hoover to come to the United States was a Bar Hoover in 1711. A number of well-known Americans were born with the Hoover surname: 1. Herbert Clark Hoover (b 1874 - d 1964; 31st President of the United States); 2. J. Edgar Hoover (b 1875 - d 1972: American director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations for 48 years); 3. Stevin Ray Hoover (b. 1948, founder of the eponymous Boston money management firm); 4. William Henry Hoover (b. 1839, d. 1932, who bought a pattern for the electric cleaning machine and started the Hoover Suction Sweeper Co., later known as Hoover Vacuums); and 5. Margaret Hoover (b. 1977, a conservative political commentator and Fox News contributor; great-granddaughter of the 31st President). The Hoovervacuum cleaner was so popular that people, particularly in the U.K., started calling all vacuum cleaners "Hoovers."


Who was the 31 president of U.S.?

The 31st President of the United States was Herbert Hoover. President Hoover was in office from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1933.


Which best describes the economic philosophy shared by president Harding Coolidge and Hoover?

"conservative" seems like a good word to describe their policy.

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What rhymes with Hoover?

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Where did Herbert Hoover believe economic growth come from?

your moma


Where does Las Vegas electricity come from?

nevada power, not hoover dam


Did J Edgar Hoover marry and have Children?

No, in recent years it has come out that he was gay.


What President had economic success?

hoover, six letter word same work


Why is the Hoover Dam called the graetest dam?

It has never been called this. "Graetest" is not a word.


Where is the Hoover Public Library in Hoover located?

The address of the Hoover Public Library is: 200 Municipal Drive, Hoover, 35216 5510


What is the largest dam in the US?

Hoover Hoover


What was the names of Herbert Hoover's parents?

Jesse Clark Hoover and Hulda Randall Minthorn Hoover


The City and State of Hoover high School?

Hoover High School is located in Hoover, Alabama.


In calling shantytowns Hoovervilles people conveyed their what to hoover?

disgust for hoover


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