Harold Hughes' Death
Born (Birthday) February 10, 1922
Death Date October 23, 1996
Age of Death 74 years
Cause of Death N/A
Place of Death Glendale, Arizona, United States
Profession Politician
The politician Harold Hughes died at the age of 74. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Democratic politician, United States Senator (from 1969 to 1975), and Governor of Iowa (from 1963 to 1969). A recovered alcoholic, he established an Iowa alcohol treatment program during his tenure as governor and also supported liquor control legislation.
After attending the University of Iowa, he fought in the United States Army’s World War II-era North African Campaign.
Before beginning his political career, he worked in an administrative capacity for a trucking company and went on to establish the Iowa Better Trucking Bureau.