Robert Hayes Gore

Robert Hayes Gore (* 1886 in Knott, Kentucky, † 1972) was a politician in the U.S. state of Florida, newspaper editor and from July 1933 to January 1934 11 civilian governor of Puerto Rico.

Robert Hayes Gore was born in Knott Ville in Kentucky and became a journalist. Soon he rose to editor of several newspapers in Evansville, Indiana, and Terre Haute, Indiana, on. During his time as editor of the " Terre Haute Post," Gore had the idea to cave in to new subscriptions to the newspaper a $ 1,000 insurance. After winning an insurer as a partner, he spread this program throughout the country. Within a year, Gore became very wealthy and founded a publishing company in Terre Haute and Chicago in an insurance agency. In Terre Haute he met Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was a candidate at this time for the office of Vice President of the United States. This chance encounter eventually led to his appointment as governor of Puerto Rico. The Washington Post reported that this surprising nomination in 1933 probably support for Roosevelt's election in 1932 is rooted in Gore. In fact, he is mentioned in his biography as a key person for Roosevelt's election campaign.

In his inaugural speech as governor on July 1, 1933, he explained the three pillars on which he wanted to build his tenure. He spoke of a possible statehood Puerto Rico, so from a repeal of the Protectorate, spoke out against birth control and stated that he wanted to legalize cockfighting in order to boost tourism. He even wanted to leave a annual " cockfight Carnival " celebrate to lure as mainland tourists to the island. Instead of birth control he would allow Puerto Ricans in crowded areas, the move to Florida. He also called for stronger ties to his adopted hometown of Chicago and wanted to cut government spending.

After his term as Governor, he served as an alternate member of the Democratic National Convention in 1944.

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  • Governor (Puerto Rico)
  • Americans
  • Born in 1886
  • Died in 1972
  • Man
Evansville (Indiana) List of Governors of Puerto Rico John R. Brooke Guy Vernor Henry George Whitefield Davis William Henry Hunt (judge) Beekman Winthrop Regis Henri Post George Radcliffe Colton Arthur Yager Emmet Montgomery Reily Juan Bernardo Huyke Horace Mann Towner James R. Beverley Benjamin Jason Horton Guy J. Swope
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