Alternate Politicians - After 1900

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Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1993)
Born: February 18, 1892
Died: October 8, 1993
Political Party:

Democratic (Until 1939)
Republican (1939-1993)
Spouse: Edith Wilk (m. January 1918)
Children: Philip (b. 1919)

List of Offices:
Member of the House of Representatives from Indiana’s 5th District (March 4, 1921 - January 11, 1925; January 3, 1951 - October 8, 1993)
Governor of Indiana (January 12, 1925 - January 9, 1933)
Member of the House of Representatives from Indiana’s 7th District (March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1941)
House of Representatives Democratic Whip (January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1939)
President of the United States of America (January 20, 1941 - January 20, 1949)
Speaker of the House of Representatives (January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1955)
House of Representatives Republican Leader (January 3, 1955 - October 8, 1993)
Still in the House and the Minority Leader at the age of 101?!! Surely he would've let someone younger take the leadership position, right? And how did the GOP never win back control of the House from 1955 to 1993?
 
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George C. Wallace, Jr. (1919-1998)
Name: George C. Wallace, Jr.
Born: August 25, 1919
Died: September 13, 1998
Political Party:

Democratic (Until 1968)
American Independent (1968 - 1971)
Conservative (1971 - 1998)
Spouses: Lurleen B. Burns (m. 1943; d. 1968), Cornelia Ellis (m. 1971; div. 1978), & Lisa Taylor (m. 1981; div. 1987)
Children: Bobbi Jo (b. 1944), Peggy Sue (b. 1950), George III (b. 1951), & Janie Lee (b. 1961)

List of Offices:
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives (January 11, 1947 - January 11, 1955)
Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives (January 11, 1953 - January 11, 1955)
Attorney General of Alabama (January 17, 1955 - January 19, 1959)
Governor of Alabama (January 19, 1959 - January 16, 1967; January 15, 1979 - January 19, 1987)
First Gentleman of Alabama (January 16, 1967 - May 7, 1968)
President of the United States of America (January 20, 1969 - January 20, 1977)

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George C. Wallace, Jr. (1919-1998)
Name: George C. Wallace, Jr.
Born: August 25, 1919
Died: September 13, 1998
Political Party:

Democratic (Until 1968)
American Independent (1968 - 1971)
Conservative (1971 - 1998)
Spouses: Lurleen B. Burns (m. 1943; d. 1968), Cornelia Ellis (m. 1971; div. 1978), & Lisa Taylor (m. 1981; div. 1987)
Children: Bobbi Jo (b. 1944), Peggy Sue (b. 1950), George III (b. 1951), & Janie Lee (b. 1961)

List of Offices:
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives (January 11, 1947 - January 11, 1955)
Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives (January 11, 1953 - January 11, 1955)
Attorney General of Alabama (January 17, 1955 - January 19, 1959)
Governor of Alabama (January 19, 1959 - January 16, 1967; January 15, 1979 - January 19, 1987)
First Gentleman of Alabama (January 16, 1967 - May 7, 1968)
President of the United States of America (January 20, 1969 - January 20, 1977)

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Wallace would be ineligible to run for re-election as Governor of Alabama in 1962 due to term limit laws at the time that prohibited governors from running for re-election, and were only changed in 1969, allowing him to serve as Governor again from 1971-1979 and 1983-1991. I could also see Wallace running for Governor again after leaving the presidency.
 
Wallace would be ineligible to run for re-election as Governor of Alabama in 1962 due to term limit laws at the time that prohibited governors from running for re-election, and were only changed in 1969, allowing him to serve as Governor again from 1971-1979 and 1983-1991. I could also see Wallace running for Governor again after leaving the presidency.
In the TL during his time in the Alabama House of Representatives he is able to get legislation passed to allow for a second term.

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During his time in the House, Wallace pushed for reforms in government (including a measure which allowed the governor to seek a second term, which took effect in 1957)
 
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George C. Wallace III (1951-????)
Name: George C. Wallace III
Born: October 17, 1951
Died: N/A
Political Party:

Conservative
Spouse: 1 Unknown (Divorced), Kelley Wallace (Divorced), Angela D. Shoemaker (Divorced), Elizabeth G. Maynor
Children: George IV (Deceased), Robert

List of Offices:
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives (January 11, 1981 - January 11, 1987)
Alabama State Treasurer (January 19, 1987 - January 3, 1989)
Member of the United States House of Representatives (January 3, 1989 - January 3, 1995)
Governor of Alabama (January 17, 1995 - December 21, 2000; January 17, 2011 - January 17, 2015)
President of the United States of America (January 20, 2001 - January 20, 2009)

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President Of the United States
In Office
January 20, 1981-January 20, 1989
Proceeded by Jimmy Carter
Succeded by Jerry Brown
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 16th district
In Office
January 3, 1961-January 20, 1981​
 
THE KENNEDY CURSE, EXTENDED, PART TWO

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Name: Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr.
Date of Birth: September 6, 1888
Date of Death: November 1, 1950 (age 62)
Political Party: Democratic
Cause of Death: Assassinated in New York by Puerto Rican activists

List of Offices Held:
1st Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (June 30, 1934 – September 23, 1935)
1st Chair of the U.S. Maritime Commission (April 14, 1937 – February 19, 1938)
U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom (March 8, 1938 – January 17, 1941)
Vice President of the United States (January 20, 1941 - April 12, 1945)
President of the United States (April 12, 1945 - November 1, 1950)
 
THE KENNEDY CURSE, EXTENDED, PART TWO

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Name: Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr.
Date of Birth: September 6, 1888
Date of Death: November 1, 1950 (age 62)
Political Party: Democratic
Cause of Death: Assassinated in New York by Puerto Rican activists

List of Offices Held:
1st Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (June 30, 1934 – September 23, 1935)
1st Chair of the U.S. Maritime Commission (April 14, 1937 – February 19, 1938)
U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom (March 8, 1938 – January 17, 1941)
Vice President of the United States (January 20, 1941 - April 12, 1945)
President of the United States (April 12, 1945 - November 1, 1950)
Ah, I see the Puerto Ricans took out JPK Sr. Wonder if JPK Jr. will become President in '52 only to be assassinated on a visit to Venezuela in May 1958 that almost killed VP Nixon IOTL? JFK obviously gets taken out by Lee Harvey Oswald in '63 I assume. RFK maybe wins in '68 only to be taken out by Arthur Bremer in April '72 when he tried to take out Nixon IOTL. Teddy wins 1980 and is shot by John Hinckley Jr. Joseph P. Kennedy II maybe wins in 1992 and gets killed by Francisco Martin Duran in October '94. RFK Jr. maybe wins in 2000 only to be killed in the 9/11 attacks. JFK Jr. wins in 2008 only to be assassinated in 2010 or 2011 by some nut. Caroline Kennedy wins in 2016 only to be assassinated in a riot at the Capitol Building in January 2021 after winning re-election. Then Joe Kennedy III wins in 2024 only to be assassinated in 2027 by a far-right extremist. Just some ideas.
 
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Name: Roland E. Kannenberg (1907 - 1983)
Date of Birth: 1907
Date of Death: 1983
Political Party
Wisconsin Progressive Party: 1935 - 1946
Republican Party: 1946 - 1983

Offices:
Wisconsin State Senate: 1935 - 1939
Lt. Governor of Wisconsin: 1939 - 1941
United States Senator: 1945 - 1974

Brief Biography: Born in Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 1907, Kannenberg and his family were deeply involved in Wisconsin's Progressive movement. In 1935, the young Kannenberg was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate as a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party, becoming the youngest serving Senator at that time. Closely aligned with the LaFollette brothers, he was chosen as the party's candidate for Lt. Governor in 1939 and would go on to win the office that November along with Phil LaFollette who won an unprecedented fourth term as governor [FN1]. Having served one term in that seat, he retired and opted to open a tavern in the town of Mercer where his brother had moved to work in the local lumber industry. During the 1944 election, Kannenberg was tapped to run for the United States Senate seat against incumbant Alexander Wiley as a Progressive and narrowly won on the coat-tails of the victory of Orlando Loomis. Loomis won the election, but died before taking office, leaving Kannenberg and Robert M. LaFollette was the official heads of the Progressive Party in the state. Two years later, at LaFollette's urging, the Progressive Party officially dissolved and it's members returned to the Republican Party where LaFollette defeated the stalwart canddiate Joseph McCarthy in the Republican primary. Kannenberg would continue to serve in the United States Senate until his retirement in 1974. Although popular at home, he became disillusioned with the national Republican party in time as his leftist views pushed him further to the fringes of that party.

FN1: The actual POD; Phil shows some good political sense and doesn't allow his frustrations with the legislature to cause him to pick fights he doesn't need and to utterly restructure the government. He narrowly wins reelection as a result, and Kannenberg is carried in on his coattails
 
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Kaspar K. Kupli (1869–1943)

Name: Kaspar Kap "Kap/KKK" Kupli Jr.
Born: April 21, 1869
Died: December 22, 1943 (aged 74)
Political Party:

Republican
Spouse: Mrs. Kupli
Children: 2

List of Offices:
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 18th district (1917-1924)
30th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives (1923-1924)
United States Senator from Oregon, Class 2 (March 4, 1925 - March 3, 1933)
32nd President of the United States (March 4, 1933 - January 20, 1937)
 
Ah, I see the Puerto Ricans took out JPK Sr. Wonder if JPK Jr. will become President in '52 only to be assassinated on a visit to Venezuela in May 1958 that almost killed VP Nixon IOTL? JFK obviously gets taken out by Lee Harvey Oswald in '63 I assume. RFK maybe wins in '68 only to be taken out by Arthur Bremer in April '72 when he tried to take out Nixon IOTL. Teddy wins 1980 and is shot by John Hinckley Jr. Joseph P. Kennedy II maybe wins in 1992 and gets killed by Francisco Martin Duran in October '94. RFK Jr. maybe wins in 2000 only to be killed in the 9/11 attacks. JFK Jr. wins in 2008 only to be assassinated in 2010 or 2011 by some nut. Caroline Kennedy wins in 2016 only to be assassinated in a riot at the Capitol Building in January 2021 after winning re-election. Then Joe Kennedy III wins in 2024 only to be assassinated in 2027 by a far-right extremist. Just some ideas.
Sounds better than what I had initially planned, which was just winging it as I went along. So yeah, I might just do that. But there might be a twist with JFK (the original).
 
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THE KENNEDY CURSE, EXTENDED, PART THREE

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Name: Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr.
Date of Birth: July 25, 1915
Date of Death: May 13, 1958 (age 42)
Political Party: Democratic
Cause of Death: Assassinated in Caracas, Venezuela via car bombing by unknown assassin

List of Offices Held:
Governor of Massachusetts (January 6, 1949 - December 21, 1956)
President of the United States (January 20, 1957 - May 13, 1958)

Notes:
- In May 1958, President Kennedy visited Venezuela as part of the Latin American “goodwill tour.” As he drove through Caracas, protestors threw rocks at his car and wielded clubs and pipes, although the Secret Service agents tried their best to defend the president. It all peaked when someone threw a Molotov cocktail at the car, blowing it up and killing everyone in the car instantly, including President Kennedy. The perpetrator fled during the ensuing chaos and has never been identified since.
 
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Sounds better than what I had initially planned, which was just winging it as I went along. So yeah, I might just do that. But there might be a twist with JFK (the original).

THE KENNEDY CURSE, EXTENDED, PART THREE

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Name: Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr.
Date of Birth: July 25, 1915
Date of Death: May 13, 1958 (age 42)
Political Party: Democratic
Cause of Death: Assassinated in Caracas, Venezuela via car bombing by unknown assassin

List of Offices Held:
Governor of Massachusetts (January 6, 1949 - December 21, 1956)
President of the United States (January 20, 1957 - May 13, 1958)

Notes:
- In May 1958, President Kennedy visited Venezuela as part of the Latin American “goodwill tour.” As he drove through Caracas, protestors threw rocks at his car and wielded clubs and pipes, although the Secret Service agents tried their best to defend the president. It all peaked when someone threw a Molotov cocktail at the car, blowing it up and killing everyone in the car instantly, including President Kennedy. The perpetrator fled during the ensuing chaos and has never been identified since.
Very cool!👌
 
Very cool!👌
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THE KENNEDY CURSE, EXTENDED, PART FOUR

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Name: John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Date of Birth: May 29, 1917
Date of Death: November 22, 1963 (age 46)
Political Party: Democratic
Cause of Death: Assassinated in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald

List of Offices Held:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts' 11th district (January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953)
Senator from Massachusetts (January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961)
Vice President of the United States (January 20, 1961 - August 10, 1963)
President of the United States (August 10, 1963 - November 22, 1963)

Notes:
- Took over as president from President Kefauver after his death just months prior in Aug. 1963, who in turn took over as president from JFK's brother, President Kennedy, after his death in May 1958
 
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THE KENNEDY CURSE, EXTENDED, PART FOUR

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Name: John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Date of Birth: May 29, 1917
Date of Death: November 22, 1963 (age 46)
Political Party: Democratic
Cause of Death: Assassinated in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald

List of Offices Held:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts' 11th district (January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953)
Senator from Massachusetts (January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961)
Vice President of the United States (January 20, 1961 - August 9, 1963)
President of the United States (August 9, 1963 - November 22, 1963)

Notes:
- Took over as president from President Kefauver after his death just months prior in Aug. 1963, who in turn took over as president from JFK's brother, President Kennedy, after his death in May 1958
Nice! I almost thought you would have JFK assassinated either in December 1960 by Richard Paul Pavlick or in June 1963 during a trip to Western Berlin by a Stasi sniper. Or by Thomas Arthur Vallee who could've shot JFK on November 2nd, 1963 during a visit to Chicago had JFK not canceled and decided to go.
 
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