Douglas MacArthur
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-04-1952 | Constitution | President | 178 | Loss |
| 11-04-1952 | Christian Nationalist | President | 3326 | Loss |
| Website: | www.macarthurmemorial.org |
Candidate Biography:
Born: January 26, 1880 in Little Rock, Arkansas
Married: Louise Cromwell Brooks (1922-1929), Jean Marie Faircloth (1937-1964)
Child: Arthur MacArthur
Military Service: ARMY (Mexican Revolution, WWI, WWII, Korea)
Died: April 5, 1964 in Washington, DC
1906-1908: Aide-de-camp to President Theodore Roosevelt
1948: Primary Candidate for President (Lost)
1951: Relieved of his command by President Truman
1952: Primary Candidate for President (Lost)
1952: Keynote Speaker, Republican National Convention
- AWARD: Medal of Honor (1942)
- High Rank: General of the Army (United States Army)
- NOTABLE HISTORY: MacArthur and his father Arthur (who was given the award in the US Civil War) were the first father-son pair to have received the Medal. In 2001, Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the Medal for his service in the Spanish-American War, which also created the second father-son pair (Theodore Roosevelt Jr. had been awarded the Medal in WWII).