Templat:Infobox officeholder/example

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General office

Harry S. Truman
33rd President of the United States
In office April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953
Vice President	Alben W. Barkley (1949–53)
Preceded by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Succeeded by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th Vice President of the United States
In office January 20, 1945 – April 12, 1945
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Henry A. Wallace
Succeeded by	Alben W. Barkley
Personal details
Born	May 8, 1884 Lamar, Missouri
Died	December 26, 1972, age 88 Kansas City, Missouri
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Bess Wallace Truman
Religion	Baptist
Signature

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Ambassador

Whitelaw Reid
28th United States Ambassador to France
In office March 23, 1889 – March 25, 1892
Preceded by	Robert M. McLane
Succeeded by	T. Jefferson Coolidge
35th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office March 23, 1889 – December 15, 1912
Preceded by	Joseph H. Choate
Succeeded by	Walter Hines Page
Personal details
Born	October 27, 1837 Cedarville, Ohio, United States
Died	December 15, 1912 London, United Kingdom
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician, editor

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Assembly Member

Nick Bourne AM
Member of the Welsh Assembly for Mid and West Wales
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 1999
Preceded by	(new constituency)
Personal details
Born	1952
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Website	Nick Bourne's Blog

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Governor

Gray Davis
37th Governor of California
In office January 4, 1999 – November 17, 2003
Lieutenant	Cruz Bustamante
Preceded by	Pete Wilson
Succeeded by	Arnold Schwarzenegger
Personal details
Born	Templat:Birth date and age New York, New York
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Sharon Ryer Davis
Profession	Politician
Religion	Roman Catholic

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Judge

William Hubbs Rehnquist
16th Chief Justice of the United States
In office September 26, 1986 – September 3, 2005
Nominated by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Warren E. Burger
Succeeded by	John Roberts
Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
In office January 7, 1972 – September 26, 1986
Nominated by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	John Marshall Harlan II
Succeeded by	Antonin Scalia
Personal details
Born	October 1, 1924 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died	September 3, 2005, age 80 Arlington, Virginia
Nationality	American

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Nominee/Candidate

Ralph Nader
Independent candidate for President of the United States
Running mate	Matt Gonzalez
Opponent(s)	John McCain (R), Barack Obama (D) and numerous others.
Incumbent	George W. Bush
Personal details
Born	Templat:Birth date and age Winsted, Connecticut United States
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Green (affiliated non-member) Reform (affiliated non-member) American Communist Party (affiliated non-member)
Occupation	Attorney and political activist
Religion	Maronite Catholic Church
Website	http://www.votenader.org/

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Member of Parliament

Diane Abbott
Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 June 1987
Preceded by	Ernie Roberts
Majority	7,427 (25.3%)
Personal details
Born	Templat:Birth date and age Paddington, London
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	Newnham College, Cambridge

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US Congressman

Dennis Hastert
59th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
In office January 6, 1999 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Newt Gingrich
Succeeded by	Nancy Pelosi
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 6, 1987
Preceded by	John E. Grotberg
Personal details
Born	Templat:Birth date and age Aurora, Illinois
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Jean Kahl
Occupation	Mentoring
Religion	Methodist

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State Representative

Fabian Núñez
66th Speaker of the California State Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2002
Preceded by	Herb Wesson
Succeeded by	Termed out (2008)
Member of the California State Assembly from the 46th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2002
Preceded by	Gil Cedillo
Personal details
Born	December 22, 1966 San Diego, California
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Maria Robles
Profession	Politician
Religion	Catholic

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US Senator

John Sidney McCain III
United States Senator from Arizona
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1987 Serving with Jon Kyl
Preceded by	Barry Goldwater
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st district
In office 1983–1987
Preceded by	John Jacob Rhodes
Succeeded by	John Jacob Rhodes III
Personal details
Born	Templat:Birth date and age Panama Canal Zone (U.S. Territory)
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	(1) Carol Shepp, divorced; (2) Cindy Hensley McCain
Profession	Naval Aviator
Religion	Episcopalian

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State Senator

Dave Syverson
Member of the Illinois Senate from the 34th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 1993
Personal details
Born	Templat:Birth date and age Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Shirley Syverson

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Multiple terms

Place the most recent terms at the top. When both a start and an end term are given, you can instead specify the complete term using using the parameters |term=, |terms2=, etc., as is done with |term3= in the example below. This can be helpful with complicated terms that cannot be given as simple starting or ending dates, or if you prefer something other than the default term separator (an en dash, with spaces around it if the start or end is not a simple integer date).

Samuel Adams
In this 1772 portrait by John Singleton Copley, Adams points at the Massachusetts Charter, which he viewed as a constitution that protected the people's rights.
4th Governor of Massachusetts
In office October 8, 1793 – June 2, 1797
Lieutenant	Moses Gill
3rd Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office 1789–1793
Governor	John Hancock
President of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1782–1785 1787–1788
Delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress
In office 1774–1781
Clerk of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1766–1774
Personal details
Born	Templat:OldStyleDate Boston, Massachusetts
Died	Templat:Death date and age Cambridge, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic-Republican (1790s)
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Checkley, Elizabeth Wells
Religion	Congregationalist
Signature

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