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Dec 31, 2002 · The middle name of President Harry Truman was just the letter 'S.' Rating: True. About this rating. Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States, came into the world on 8 May 1884.
Dec 29, 2021 · Born in 1884, both Harry S. Truman's grandfathers had an "S" in their name: Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young, per Truman Little White House. As is often the case, Truman's parents chose a middle name in tribute to these patriarchs of the family.
Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri, on May 8, 1884, the oldest child of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen Young Truman. He was named for his maternal uncle, Harrison "Harry" Young. His middle initial, "S", is not an abbreviation of one particular name.
May 8, 2012 · When future President Harry S. Truman was born on May 8, 1884, his parents decided to name him Harry, after his mother’s brother Harrison Young. But what about a middle name? Harry’s parents could not come to a decision—should Harry’s middle name be Shipp, in honor of his paternal grandfather, Anderson Shipp Truman?
- Truman was a war hero who saw action in battle. Truman wanted to go to West Point, but poor eyesight kept him from the academy. He enlisted in the National Guard and was an artillery commander during World War I.
- He wasn’t a success in private business. Truman worked at several jobs, including running a sewing supply shop, farming, and clerking at a bank, until he became a county judge in Missouri.
- Truman wasn’t a first-choice candidate for the Senate. Kansas City political boss Tom Pendergast was turned down by four other possible candidates in 1934 when he sought a candidate to support for a U.S. Senate election.
- Truman overcame steep odds to win the 1940 Senate election. When Truman's political ally, Pendergrast, was convicted for tax evasion in 1939, few people thought Truman stood a chance of getting re-elected in Missouri.
Jul 24, 2020 · Truman was given a middle initial, but no middle name. The S in Harry S. Truman refers to the names of both of his grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young. There has been controversy since 1962, when Truman told reporters that they should not use a period after the S, because it didn't stand for anything.
Apr 3, 2014 · Truman was named in honor of his maternal uncle, Harrison Young, but his parents couldn’t decide on a middle name.
