Hugh Rodham

Hugh Ellsworth Rodham (born April 2, 1911 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, died April 7, 1993 in Little Rock, Arkansas) was Hillary Rodham Clinton?s father.

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April 2 - 1911 - Scranton, Pennsylvania - April 7 - 1993 - Little Rock, Arkansas - Hillary Rodham Clinton

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Born to English immigrant parents in Pennsylvania, Hugh Rodham sought a better life than toiling in the Scranton coal mines, and attended Pennsylvania State University. He then began what was to prove to be a very successful career in the textile supply industry.

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English - Pennsylvania - Coal mine - Pennsylvania State University - Textile

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Raising his children in the affluent Chicago suburb of Park Ridge, Illinois, Rodham was a staunch supporter of Barry Goldwater?s 1964 presidential campaign and remained a committed Republican until his death in 1993.

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Chicago - Park Ridge, Illinois - Barry Goldwater - Republican

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Even after his daughter married Democrat Bill Clinton, he (according to Bill Clinton) "never gave up hope that his son-in-law would join him in the Republican Party and support a cut in the capital gains tax."

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Democrat - Bill Clinton

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