Wayne J. Hood Explained

Wayne Joris Hood (July 23, 1913  - January 30, 1988^[1]) was born in Waupun, Wisconsin. He was a manufacturer in La Crosse, Wisconsin and was active in Republican politics for many years. He served as Wisconsin state chairman of the Republican Party from 1950 to 1953, and was executive director of the Republican National Committee during 1952 and 1953.^[2] He was active in Barry Goldwater's 1964 campaign^[3] and Richard Nixon’s 1968 campaign.^[4]

External links

• • https://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/Research/Finding_Aids/H.html Papers of Wayne J. Hood, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
• http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00355 Papers of Wayne J. Hood, Wisconsin Historical Society

Notes and References

1. Web site: Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998. 2 August 2013.
2. Ralph Morris Goldman.The National Party Chairmen and Committees: Factionalism at the Top. Armonk, N.Y., M.E. Sharpe. 1990. Pg. 507.
3. News: No Endorsement, Goldwater Urges Wisconsin GOP. The Daily Tribune. May 7, 1965. 5. Newspapers.com. January 14, 2017 .
4. News: Wayne Hood Has Crucial Role in Nixon's Campaign. The La Crosse Tribune. August 7, 1968. 3. Newspapers.com. January 15, 2017 .