David Leigh Colvin | |
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| Born | (1880-01-28)January 28, 1880 |
| Died | September 7, 1959(1959-09-07) (aged 79) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | Prohibition Party |
David Leigh Colvin (January 28, 1880[1] in Charleston, South Carolina[2] – September 7, 1959) was an American politician and member of theProhibition Party and theLaw Preservation Party.
He spent most of his life in New York, where he was a historian and a temperance society executive.[2] He attended theAmerican Temperance University andOhio Wesleyan University before going on to study law at theUniversity of California, Berkeley,University of Chicago, andColumbia University.
He ran forU.S. Senator from New York in1916 and1932, forMayor of New York City in 1917, forVice President of the United States in1920, forU.S. Representative from New York in 1922, and forPresident of the United States in1936. Colvin was Chairman of the Prohibition National Committee from 1926 to 1932.[2]
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| Preceded by | Prohibition Partyvice presidential candidate 1920 (lost) | Succeeded by |
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