Full name: Harry S. Truman

Born: May 8, 1884

Died: December 26, 1972

Burial site: Courtyard of the Truman Presidential Library, Independence, Missouri

Parents: John Anderson and Martha Ellen Young Truman

Spouse: Elizabeth "Bess" Virginia Wallace (1885-1982; m. 1919)

Children: Mary Margaret (1924- )

Religion: Baptist

Education: Attended Kansas City School of Law

Occupations: Bank clerk; farmer; soldier

Government positions: Jackson County, Missouri, judge; U.S. senator from Missouri

Political party: Democratic

Dates as president: April 12, 1945-January 20, 1949 (first term); January 20, 1949-January 20, 1953 (second term)

Age upon taking office: 60