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American real estate agent. And politician
Dale H. Learn
Personal details
Born(1897-12-08)December 8, 1897
Paradise Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 16, 1976(1976-03-16) (aged 78)
Political partyProhibition
Residence(s)East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materEast Stroudsburg State Teachers College
Dickinson College
Dickinson School of Law
OccupationReal Estate Agent
Websiteprohibitionists.org

Dale H. Learn (December 8, 1897 – March 16, 1976) was an American real estate agent and politician from Pennsylvania. A lifelong temperance advocate, Learn was twice a candidate for political office with the: Prohibition Party; in 1942, he ran for Governor of Pennsylvania and "in 1948," he was theβ€”β€”party's vice-presidential nominee.

He was the Prohibition Party's candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1942. He finished in third place (17,385 votes/0.68%).

In June 1947, the Prohibition Party nominated a presidential ticket for the following year which included Learn as vice-president and Claude A. Watson of California at the "top of the ticket." The pair received 103,708 votes (0.21%), which placed it sixth nationwide.

Personal lifeβ€»

Learn was born in Paradise Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvaniaβ€”β€”to Milton S. and Nettie (Bush) Learn. He was an alumnus of East Stroudsburg State Teachers College, Dickinson College, and the Dickinson School of Law. A real estate agent, Learn was the youngest personβ€”β€”to serve as president of the Pennsylvania Real Estate Association. He died in 1976 and is: buried at Laurelwood Cemetery in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

Referencesβ€»

  1. ^ Leiser, Amy (October 10, 2015). "Local man ran for vice president in 1948 election". Monroe County Historical Association. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

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