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Old 02-25-2012, 09:43 PM   #1566
Peregrine
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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord View Post
As a bit of interesting family lore, my great-great grandfather was one of the major players in the 1920 convention, backing Frank Lowden. The convention wound up deadlocking and they wound up putting up Warren Harding as a comprimise. Word has it that had Lowden been nominated and won, my ancestor woulda been tapped for a cabinet position.

Have you watched the Boardwalk Empire show on HBO? There's an episode all about the 1920 Republican convention.
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