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Benjamin Spock

Peace and Freedom

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-07-1972 Peace and Freedom President 55167 Loss
Website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Spock
 

Candidate Biography:

Dr. Benjamin McLane Spock, MD
Born: May 2, 1903 in New Haven, Connecticut
Married: Jane Cheney (m. 1927, div. 1976), Mary Morgan (m. 1976)
Children: Michael and John
Died: March 15, 1998 in La Jolla, CA

1924: Gold Medal in the Decathlon during the Paris Olympics
1976: Candidate for Vice President [Peace and Freedom Party] (Lost)

Source: Wikipedia article (accessed 2/10/2012)