Alternate Politicians - After 1900

[DanMcCollum]

Charles August Lindberg
Born: January 20, 1859
Death: May 24, 1924 (age: 65)
Cause of Death: Brain Cancer
Political Party: Republican Party
Farmer-Labor Party
Children: Charles A. Lindberg Jr. (b. 1902 d. 1974)
Offices Held:
Member of the United States House of Representatives: 1906 - 1908 Republican
Governor of the State of Minnesota: 1909 - 1915 [FN1] Republican
Member of the United States Senate: 1916 - 1924 (died in office) [F2] Republican, Farmer-Labor (1918-1924)

[FN1] the POD. Governor John A. Johnson decided note to run for a third term, citing his failing health. Lindberg gains the Republican Party nomination and wins, going on to serve three terms as Governor
[FN2] Yeah, putting an isolationist like Lindberg in the Senate during the leadup to WW1 is interesting. No doubt becomes a staunch LaFollette ally and joins other isolationists in fighting against the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations after the war.

 

[Nintendogamemaster]

@LAHistorian15
So considering your Rooseveltian Dynasty threads, I got to ask something
Do you have anything planned for:
James I. Roosevelt (First Roosevelt to reach House of Representatives)
James Roosevelt I (Franklin D. Roosevelt´s father)
Eleanor Roosevelt (You know her)
James Roosevelt III (Son of James Roosevelt II and congress candidate)

 

[LAHistorian15]

@LAHistorian15
So considering your Rooseveltian Dynasty threads, I got to ask something
Do you have anything planned for:
James I. Roosevelt (First Roosevelt to reach House of Representatives)
James Roosevelt I (Franklin D. Roosevelt´s father)
Eleanor Roosevelt (You know her)
James Roosevelt III (Son of James Roosevelt II and congress candidate)

I might consider doing some of the older ones that you mentioned but I don’t see where Eleanor or James III would fit but I might do bonus posts for them like what I did with Theodore III.

 

[Sir William Jol]

I might consider doing some of the older ones that you mentioned but I don’t see where Eleanor or James III would fit but I might do bonus posts for them like what I did with Theodore III.

Eleanor could win the 1946 New York Senate race and then the 1948 presidential election.

 

[Nintendogamemaster]

I might consider doing some of the older ones that you mentioned but I don’t see where Eleanor or James III would fit but I might do bonus posts for them like what I did with Theodore III.

James III could become an Speaker of the House

 

[LAHistorian15]

Eleanor could win the 1946 New York Senate race and then the 1948 presidential election.

I already have Quentin as president from 1949 to 1957… However I could change it to have her elected in 1956 and Franklin Jr. could just get elected in ‘64.

 

[Sir William Jol]

I already have Quentin as president from 1949 to 1957… However I could change it to have her elected in 1956 and Franklin Jr. could just get elected in ‘64.

She wouldn't stand for re-election in 1960 since she died in 1962 IOTL. I was thinking of maybe an alternate version of your timeline with her as President instead of Quentin.

 

[MNM041]

John McConnell Wolfe Jr.
Political Party: Democratic

Representative for Tennessee's Third Congressional District (1998 - 2003)
Governor of Tennessee (2003 - 2009)
Vice President of the United States (2009 - 2017)
President of The United States (2017 - Incumbent)

John Wolfe's political success was a surprise to many. An anti-trust, supporter of universal healthcare and supporter of education reform registered with the Democratic party hailing from the state of Tennessee? Many where shocked when he won his first bid for public office in 1998, becoming the congressman for Tennessee's Third Congressional District, but he wasn't even done defying the odds. After several colorful years in Congress, he mounted a successful bid for Tennessee Governor under the Democratic ticket.

His time as Tennessee Governor was lauded by progressives, with many applauding him for his implementation of Universal Healthcare on the state level, as well as his handling of the state's economy that made it one of the few to go through the 2007 recession untouched.

His rising star status in the Democratic party resulted in him running for president in 2008. While he didn't receive the nomination, Barack Obama's campaign to careful note of the extremely passionate support he had garnered and he was brought on to the ticket as Obama's running mate.

The relationship between Obama and Wolfe was described as friendly but tense, with the two politicians disagreeing on how to handle certain issues, particularly due to Obama being closer to the center than Wolfe but at the same time, but Wolfe has admitted that more centrist solutions were required to get bills through Congress.

Wolfe was essentially unsure of whether he would run for President in 2016, due to the stress of the last eight years in Washington, but threw his hat into the race as after noting Donald Trump's political rise. Wolfe ran as man who could unite the Democratic party at a time it needed to be united citing the unprecedented danger a Trump presidency could pose. After Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both bowed out and endorsed him, he became the nominee, and lambasted Trump at every opportunity.

He would be elected in 2016, and be reelected in 2020 in a landslide thanks to his handling of COVID.

 

[LAHistorian15]

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
​

Name: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Born: October 11, 1884
Died: November 7, 1962
Political Party:

Democratic​

Spouse: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (b. 1882; m. 1905; d. 1947)
Children: Anna Eleanor (b. 1906; d. 1975), James II (b. 1907; d. 1991), Franklin (b. 1909; d. 1909), Elliott (b. 1910; d. 1990), Franklin, Jr. (b. 1914; d. 1988), & John Aspinwall II (b. 1916; d. 1981)

List of Offices:
First Lady of New York (January 1, 1929 - January 1, 1933)
First Lady of the United States (March 4, 1933 - October 22, 1945)
Chair of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (April 29, 1946 - January 20, 1949)
United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (January 27, 1947 - January 20, 1949)
President of the United States of America (January 20, 1949 - January 20, 1957)
Chair of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women (January 20, 1961 - November 7, 1962)

 

[LAHistorian15]

James Roosevelt III (1945-????)
​

Name: James Roosevelt III
Born: November 9, 1945
Died: N/A
Political Party:

Democratic​

Spouse: Ann Martha Conlon (m. 1968)
Children: Kathleen (b. 1978), Theresa (b. 1982), & Maura (b. 1984)

List of Offices:
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts’s 8th District (January 3, 1987 - Present Day)
United States House of Representatives Democratic Whip (January 3, 1989 - June 6, 1989)
United States House of Representatives Democratic Leader (June 6, 1989 - January 3, 2007; January 3, 2011 - January 3, 2019)
United States Speaker of the House of Representatives (January 3, 2007 - January 3, 2011; January 3, 2019 - Present Day)

 

[SomeGuyOnline]

Name: Birch Evans Bayh Jr.
Date of Birth: January 22, 1928
Date of Death: March 14, 2019 (age 91)
Political Party: Democratic

List of Offices Held:
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the Vigo County district (November 3, 1954 – November 7, 1962)
Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives (November 5, 1958 – November 9, 1960)
U.S. Senator from Indiana (January 3, 1963 – December 21, 1988)
Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee (January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981)
President of the United States (January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1997)

Bio:

Spoiler

ITTL, Dan Quayle goes with Leo Ryan to Jonestown in 1978, and gets killed during the Jonestown Massacre as a result. Because of this, nobody challenges Bayh in the 1980 Senate election in Indiana, and he continues to serve as Senator throughout the 80's. In 1987, he becomes motivated to run for president in the 1988 election, succeeds, and serves a successful 8 year presidency in the White House.

 

[LAHistorian15]

George H. W. Bush (1924-2018)
​

Name: George Herbert Walker Bush
Born: June 12, 1924
Died: November 30, 2018 (Aged 94)
Political Party:

Republican​

Spouse: Barbara Pierce (b. 1925; m. 1945; d. 2018)
Children: George (b. 1946), Pauline (b. 1949; d. 1953), John (b. 1953), Neil (b. 1955), Marvin (b. 1956), & Dorothy (b. 1959)

List of Offices:
United States Senator from Texas (January 3, 1965 - January 20, 1969; January 3, 1979 - January 20, 1981)
Vice President of the United States (January 20, 1969 - August 9, 1974; January 20, 1981 - January 20, 1989)
President of the United States (August 9, 1974 - January 20, 1977; January 20, 1989 - January 20, 1993)
Councilor to the President (January 20, 2001 - January 20, 2009; January 20, 2017 - November 30, 2018)

 

[Sir William Jol]

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George H. W. Bush (1924-2018)
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Name: George Herbert Walker Bush
Born: June 12, 1924
Died: November 30, 2018 (Aged 94)
Political Party:

Republican​

Spouse: Barbara Pierce (b. 1925; m. 1945; d. 2018)
Children: George (b. 1946), Pauline (b. 1949; d. 1953), John (b. 1953), Neil (b. 1955), Marvin (b. 1956), & Dorothy (b. 1959)

List of Offices:
United States Senator from Texas (January 3, 1965 - January 20, 1969; January 3, 1979 - January 20, 1981)
Vice President of the United States (January 20, 1969 - August 9, 1974; January 20, 1981 - January 20, 1989)
President of the United States (August 9, 1974 - January 20, 1977; January 20, 1989 - January 20, 1993)
Councilor to the President (January 20, 2001 - January 20, 2009; January 20, 2017 - November 30, 2018)

Ah, so Bush unseats Ralph Yarborough in 1964 and he's picked as Nixon's Veep in the '68 election, becoming POTUS in '74 and pulls a Cleveland in '88. And I assume those presidents he serves as councilor to are his sons George W. and Jeb respectively?

 

[LAHistorian15]

Fidel Castro (1926-2016)​

Name: Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz
Born: August 13, 1926
Died: November 25, 2016
Political Party:

Democratic​

List of Offices:
Governor of Cuba (January 3, 1959 - January 2, 1967; January 3, 1983 - January 21, 1997; January 6, 2003 - November 25, 2016)
Senator of Cuba (January 3, 1967 - January 21, 1977)
Secretary of Defense (January 21, 1977 - January 20, 1981; January 21, 1997 - January 20, 2001)

 

[MNM041]

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Fidel Castro (1926-2016)​

Name: Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz
Born: August 13, 1926
Died: November 25, 2016
Political Party:

Democratic​

List of Offices:
Governor of Cuba (January 3, 1959 - January 2, 1967; January 3, 1983 - January 21, 1997; January 6, 2003 - November 25, 2016)
Senator of Cuba (January 3, 1967 - January 21, 1977)
Secretary of Defense (January 21, 1977 - January 20, 1981; January 21, 1997 - January 20, 2001)

Is this from a timeline where Cuba was annexed?

 

[LAHistorian15]

Is this from a timeline where Cuba was annexed?

Yes.

 

[Sir William Jol]

Born: October 11, 1884
Died: November 7, 1862

Just realized that according to this she died at -22 years old.😂

 

[LAHistorian15]

Just realized that according to this she died at -22 years old.😂

Fixed.

 

[blerpiez]

Jordan Peterson
Party: Alberta New Democratic Party

MLA for Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (2012-present)
Premier of Alberta (2015-2019)

 

[Sir William Jol]

Walter Breuning (1896–2011)​

Name: Walter Breuning
Born: September 21, 1896
Died: April 14, 2011 (aged 114)
Political Party:

Republican​

Spouse: Agnes C. Twokey (m. 1927; d. 1957), Margaret Vanest (m. 1958; d. 1975)
Children: 2

List of Offices:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana's 1st district (January 3, 1923 - September 21, 1926)
United States Senator from Montana, Class 1 (September 21, 1926 - April 14, 2011)
Chair of the Senate Military Affairs Committee (March 19, 1937 - May 2, 1941)
Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee (January 12, 1955 - January 3, 1969)
Chair of the Senate Natural Resources Committee (January 3, 1979 - September 21, 1996)
President pro tempore of the United States Senate (January 5, 1981 - January 5, 1987; January 4, 1995 - January 3, 2001; January 3, 2003 - January 4, 2007; January 3, 2011 - April 9, 2011)
45th President of the United States (April 9, 2011 - April 14, 2011)

Inspired by this post by @gap80. This man was in fact a real life supercentarian from Montana, though he was not involved in politics IOTL. Burton K. Wheeler resigns in July 1926 in order to become Secretary of the Interior. A special election is held to fill his seat and Breuning is elected and takes office on his 30th birthday, just barely eligible for office. Later John Edwards is elected President in 2008 instead of Obama. His affair with Donna Rice is revealed in late-2010 bringing an even bigger red wave in the midterms. Vice President Elliot Spitzer resigned on March 17, 2011 after it was discovered that he had been "patronizing a prostitution ring" for years. Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert has to resign on April Fool's Day 2011 after his scandals come to light where he was revealed as a child predator during his time as a high school gym coach. On April 8, 2011 First Lady Elizabeth Edwards passes away from her struggle with breast cancer. The next day President Edwards resigns out of immense grief leaving the 114 year old President pro tempore of the Senate Walter Breuning as President until his own death 5 days later. The presidency would then pass onto Attorney General Janet Napolitano due to the recent resignations of Independent Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner after criticism over the poor handling of the Great Recession and Republican Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in order to take the position of President of the College of William and Mary in Virginia after increased public backlash towards the wars in Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Afghanistan and the recent death of Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke back in December 2010.