Spiro Theodore Agnew (1918 - 1996)

Born 9 Nov 1918 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elinor Isabel (Judefind) Agnew — married 27 May 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland

Died 17 Sep 1996 at age 77 in Berlin, Worcester, Maryland, United States

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Preceded by 38th Vice President Hubert Humphrey Preceded by 54th Governor J. Millard Tawes

Spiro Agnew 39th Vice President of the United States 1969—1973 55th Governor of Maryland 1967—1969

Succeeded by 40th Vice President Gerald Ford Succeeded by 56th Governor Marvin Mandel

Biography

Spiro Agnew is Notable.

Early Life

Spiro Theodore Agnew was born on 9 Nov 1918,^[1][2][3][4] the son of Theodore Agnew, a Greek-immigrant restaurateur who had shortened his name from Anagnostopoulos, and Margaret Akers, from Virginia. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Baltimore School of Law, and began a law practice in a Baltimore suburb in 1947. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1941, serving as an officer during World War II. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his service in France and Germany. He was recalled to service with the Army in 1950 during the Korean War.

Political Career

Agnew was elected Baltimore county executive in 1962 and then governor of Maryland in 1967. His rise from County Executive to Vice President in six years was one of the fastest rises in U.S. political history. He had served less than two years as governor when he was selected as Richard Nixon’s running mate. As Vice President, he soon found his role as the voice of the so-called "silent majority," and by late 1969 he was ranking high on national "Most Admired Men" polls. He was known for his scathing criticisms of political opponents, especially journalists and anti-war activists. His relationship with the President quickly deteriorated, and Nixon reluctantly kept Agnew on the ticket in the 1972 election. Agnew was the second Vice President in United States history to resign, and the only one to do so because of criminal charges. He resigned the vice presidency on October 10, 1973, and appeared in United States District Court in Baltimore on the same day to plead nolo contendere (no contest) to a single federal charge of failing to report on his income-tax return $29,500 in income that he had received in 1967. After the state of Maryland disbarred him in 1974, he became a consultant to foreign business concerns.

Death

Spiro died on 17 Sep 1996.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M63T-343 : accessed 22 November 2020), Spiro T Pollard in household of Theodore S Agnew, Baltimore Ward 11, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, United States; citing ED 166, sheet 3B, line 75, family 84, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 661; FHL microfilm 1,820,661.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3WG-JMD : accessed 9 November 2015), Spiro T Agnew in household of Theodore Agnew, Baltimore (Districts 251-500), Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0467, sheet 8B, family 106, line 67, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 859; FHL microfilm 2,340,594.
3. ↑ "Maryland, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29H-1JD8 : 3 March 2020), Spiro Theodore Agnew, 16 Oct 1940; records extracted by FamilySearch images digitized by Ancestry; citing Draft Registration, Baltimore, , Maryland, United States, NARA NAID 5752907. Record of Selective Service System, 1926 – 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri.
4. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8RY-ZF9 : 5 December 2014), Sprio T Agnew, enlisted 24 Sep 1941, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
5. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2QJ-Y3P : accessed 9 November 2015), Spiro T Agnew, 17 Sep 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/2383/spiro-theodore-agnew : accessed 29 April 2021), memorial page for Spiro Theodore Agnew (9 Nov 1918–17 Sep 1996), Find A Grave: Memorial #2383, citing Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Timonium, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Spiro Agnew

• Wikidata: Item Q203433, en:Wikipedia