Wendell Willkie is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 18, 1892 in Elwood, Indiana, United States. Republican Corporate lawyer, who, in spite of not having held a political position was chosen for the Republican Party’s candidate for President in 1940. In the aftermath of his defeat to FDR He was appointed an ambassador at-large in the informal capacity by his former rival.
He was elected president in 1940. was defeated in the presidency to his adversary In 1940, he lost the presidential election to his opponent Franklin D. Roosevelt..
The mother of his son, Henrietta Trisch, was one of the first female lawyers admitted to the bar in Indiana.
