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Also Known As Wendell L. Willkie • Wendell Lewis Willkie
Born February 18, 1892 • Elwood • Indiana
Died October 8, 1944 (aged 52) • New York City • New York
Political Affiliation Republican Party
Role In United States presidential election of 1940

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