Hubert H. Humphrey

Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. was the vice president of the United States under President Lyndon Johnson, elected in 1964. In the election of 1968 Humphrey, the Democratic candidate, was narrowly defeated by Republican Richard Nixon. Humphrey had a long career in politics, first as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota (1943-48) then as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota (1948-1964) before being picked for the vice presidency. A champion of civil rights and social reform, he served again in the senate from 1971 until his death in 1978. Humphrey died of cancer while still in office, and his wife, Muriel Buck Humphrey, was appointed by Minnesota's governor to finish his term.