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Herbert Clark Hoover was born on August 10, 1874, in the town of West Branch, Iowa. His father, Jesse Hoover, was a blacksmith and his mother, Hulda Minthorn Hoover, was a seamstress. Hoover lost both parents at an early age and lived with various relatives before being raised under the guardianship of his uncle, Henry Minthorn, in Oregon. Throughout his childhood, he became familiar with agriculture and manual trades and entered the workforce at a young age. At fourteen, he left school to work