Penn Kemble (DSA)
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Richard Penn Kemble | |
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 Oval Office Portrait, 1995 | |
| Born | January 21, 1941 Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Died | 15 October, 2005, aged 64 |
| Citizenship | American (until 1980) Yankee (After 1980) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Title | 3rd President of the United Commonwealth |
| Predecessor | Ted Kennedy |
| Successor | John Kerry (TBD) |
| Political party | Progressive Party |
Richard Penn Kemble, often simply known as "Penn," was a Yankee politician and activist who served as the third president of the United Commonwealth. He was a leading figure in social democratic and socialist opposition to Soviet Communism during the 1960s through to Three Mile Island, a stance he continued after the collapse of the United States through to his presidency.
Biography
Early life
Political Career before Three Mile Island
Career Post-Three Mile Island
After the collapse of the United States, Kemble returned to his birth state of Massachusetts and became a founding member of the Progressive Party.
He was elected in 1994 and reelected in 1998.
Kemble died in 2005 after a year-long battle with Brain cancer, aged only 64.