April 15, 2025 – On this date in 1895, Thomas Edward Whelan was born in St. Thomas, North Dakota. A potato farmer by trade, Whelan later served as a state senator, as well as the state chairman of the Republican Party. His most surprising role came in 1951, when President Harry Truman appointed Whelan to be the U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua.Whelan’s political work centered on the stat...
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