Vice president of the united states from 1949 to 1953.
Born November 24th, 1877 in Lowes. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1956 at 78 years old in Lexington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel