Roger MacBride | |
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| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1963–1965 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roger Lea MacBride August 6, 1929 New Rochelle, New York, US |
| Died | March 5, 1995 (aged 65) Miami Beach, Florida, US |
| Political party | Republican (before 1972, 1980s–1995) Libertarian (1972–1980s) |
| Spouse | Susan Ford |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Harvard University |
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Roger Lea MacBride (August 6, 1929 – March 5, 1995) was an American lawyer, political figure, and writer. After working as a lawyer early in his career, he inherited the estate of Laura Ingalls Wilder. He wrote several books in her Little House on the Prairie series and initiated the development of its television adaptation.
In politics, MacBride served a single term as a Republican member of the Vermont House of Representatives in the 1960s. When serving as a Republican presidential elector in Virginia in 1972, he defected from his pledged vote and became a faithless elector, casting a vote for the Libertarian Party's inaugural ticket of John Hospers for president and Tonie Nathan for vice president. Four years later, the party nominated him as their presidential candidate.[1][2]
- ^ "Virginian switches his electoral vote". The Free Lance–Star. Associated Press. December 19, 1972. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ^ St. John, Jeffrey (September 30, 1975). "MacBride Plans Campaign". Merced Sun-Star. Retrieved July 25, 2012.