Does Harry Truman have a middle name?

Answer 1

Harry S. Truman did not have a middle name. The S stood for a compromise between the names of his two grandfathers -- Anderson Shippe Truman and Solomon Young. There has been considerable debate whether Truman's middle initial should be written with or without a period. Truman himself said more than once that it did not matter--that it could be written either way. See, for example, the illustration of Truman's letter of August 19, 1970, to (later) Congressman James E. Rogan in Rogan's 2004 autobiography "Rough Edges." Except for early in his life and in the last few years of his life, when the middle initial in his signature became essentially printed, Truman never signed his full signature using a period after the "S". When he signed his initials, though, he sometimes signed "HST" and sometimes signed "H.S.T."

Answer 2

'S'

His parents chose "S" as his middle name, in attempt to please both of Harry's grandfathers, Anderson Shippe Truman and Solomon Young; the initial did not actually stand for anything, as was a common practice among Scots-Irish.

Answer 3

Truman middle name has been the subject of much debate. I believe the current

version is that he was given only the initial , S., as a compromise to honor both of his grandfathers both of whom had "S" as an initial.

Answer 4

Harry S. Truman did not have a middle name, it was just the initial 'S.' He was given the middle initial to honor both his uncle and grandfather, who had names that started with 'S.'

Answer 5

Harry Truman did not have a middle name. He had a middle initial. it was S. He didn't have a middle name because his parents couldn't agree of one for him. hope i could help! :)

Answer 6

S