Herbert clark hoover was born in Iowa, the son of a blacksmith, and Hoover died at the age of 6. His mother, Helda Minthorn, died when Hoover was nine. The orphan Hoover, one of his brothers and one of his sisters was raised by his uncle Allen Hoover. Two years later, Hoover lived in his uncle John Minthorn's house. Hoover graduated from Stanford University and was a mining engineer. 1897, Hoover married Luo Henry. Henry received a good education and became Hoover's wife after marriage. They have two sons. Hoover was hired by a company to go to Australia, and the next year he came to China to work in a private company as the chief engineer in China. His wife works in a hospital and once risked her life as a child in china rescue. Hoover lived in Tianjin for fifteen years, and accumulated political and economic capital by working in Lishunde Hotel, the largest hotel in China and even Asia at that time, which became the foundation of his later prosperity. Later, Hoover started his own company. The stage of his life experience can be called "success" as far as his personal career is concerned. He made a fortune faster than ordinary people. By 19 14, he had owned $4 million in property. Backed by these properties, he gradually stepped into politics. 192 1 year as Minister of Commerce. 1928 accepted the nomination of the Republican presidential candidate and won. After Hoover took office, he was catching up with the world economic crisis and the abyss of the American economy, which dashed his hope of relying on the scientific potential of the United States to open up a "new era." Although he made a lot of efforts, the crisis worsened day by day, and he didn't have any countermeasures, which made the whole country complain, and the situation got out of hand, and finally he lost in the re-election campaign. In the general election of 1932, it was defeated by Roosevelt of the Democratic Party. After retirement, he wrote many books. 1947, president Truman appointed hoover as a member of the Committee, elected him as chairman, and reorganized the administrative department. He was appointed as the entrusted chairman of President Eisenhower in 1953. 19641On October 20th, Hoover died in new york.