Dale H. Learn
American real estate agent and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dale H. Learn (December 8, 1897 – March 16, 1976) was an American real estate agent and politician from Pennsylvania. A lifelong temperance advocate, Learn was twice a candidate for political office with the Prohibition Party; in 1942, he ran for Governor of Pennsylvania and in 1948, he was the party's vice-presidential nominee.
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Born | (1897-12-08)December 8, 1897 Paradise Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | March 16, 1976(1976-03-16) (aged 78) |
Political party | Prohibition |
Residence(s) | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Alma mater | East Stroudsburg State Teachers College Dickinson College Dickinson School of Law |
Occupation | Real Estate Agent |
Website | prohibitionists.org |
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He was the Prohibition Party's candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1942. He finished in third place (17,385 votes or 0.68%).
In June 1947, the Prohibition Party nominated a presidential ticket for the following year which included Learn as vice-president and Claude A. Watson of California at the top of the ticket. The pair received 103,708 votes (0.21%), which placed it sixth nationwide.[1]