Spiro Agnew

Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th Vice President of the United States (and the first Greek American to serve in that capacity), serving under President Richard Nixon, and the 55th Governor of Maryland. He was also the first Greek American governor in United States history. During his fifth year as Vice President, in the late summer of 1973, Agnew was under investigation by the United States Attorney’s offic... more

Date of birth:

  • Nov 9, 1918

Date of death:

  • Sep 17, 1996 (age 77 years)

Vice President Number:

  • 39

Country of nationality:

Also known as:

  • Vice President Spiro Agnew

Government

The 39th Vice President of the United States

← Preceeded By

Hubert Humphrey

Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United...

Succeeded By →

Gerald Ford

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) (July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was the 38th President of the United States, serving from...

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Office, position, or title Jurisdiction of office From To
  • 1969
  • 1973

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