This week's famous cousin is my 6th cousin 2x removed Lou (Henry) Hoover (1874-1944), the wife of the 31st President of the United States.
Here is Lou (Henry) Hoover's Family Search Family Tree short biography:
When Lou Henry was born on 29 March 1874, in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States, her father, Charles Delano Henry, was 28 and her mother, Florence Ida Weed, was 24. She married President Herbert Clark Hoover on 10 February 1899, in Monterey, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1930 and Palo Alto Judicial Township, Santa Clara, California, United States for about 5 years. She died on 7 January 1944, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, United States.
The Wikipedia profile for Lou (Henry) Hoover includes this information:
Lou Henry Hoover (March 29, 1874 – January 7, 1944) was an American philanthropist, geologist, and the first lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933 as the wife of President Herbert Hoover. She was active in community organizations and volunteer groups throughout her life, including the Girl Scouts of the USA, which she led from 1922 to 1925 and from 1935 to 1937. Throughout her life, Hoover supported women's rights and women's independence. She was a polyglot, fluent in Mandarin and well-versed in Latin, and was the primary translator from Latin to English of the complex 16th-century metallurgy text De re metallica.
Hoover was raised in California while it was part of the American frontier. She attended Stanford University, and became the first woman to receive a degree in geology from the institution. She met fellow geology student Herbert Hoover at Stanford, and they married in 1899. The Hoovers first resided in China; the Boxer Rebellion broke out later that year, and they were at the Battle of Tientsin. In 1901 they moved to London, where Hoover raised their two sons and became a popular hostess between their international travels. During World War I, the Hoovers led humanitarian efforts to assist war refugees. The family moved to Washington, D.C. in 1917, when Herbert was appointed head of the Food and Drug Administration, and Lou became a food conservation activist in support of his work.
Hoover became the First Lady of the United States when her husband was inaugurated as president in 1929. Her invitation of Jessie De Priest to the White House for tea was controversial for its implied support of racial integration and civil rights. She refused to give interviews to reporters, but she became the first first lady to give regular radio broadcasts. Hoover was responsible for refurbishing the White House during her tenure, and saw to the construction of a presidential retreat at Rapidan Camp. She minimized her public role as White House hostess, dedicating her time as first lady to her volunteer work.
Hoover's reputation declined alongside her husband's during the Great Depression as she was portrayed as uncaring of the struggles faced by Americans. Both the public and those close to her were unaware of her extensive charitable work to support the poor while serving as first lady, as she believed that publicizing generosity was improper. After Herbert lost his reelection campaign in 1932, the Hoovers returned to California, and they moved to New York City in 1940. Hoover was bitter about her husband's loss, blaming dishonest reporting and underhanded campaigning tactics, and she strongly opposed the Roosevelt administration. She worked to provide humanitarian support with her husband during World War II until her sudden death of a heart attack in 1944.
Here is the Relative Finder chart showing my relationship to Lou (Henry) Hoover:
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