Editing Roger MacBride (section)

{{Short description|American writer, TV producer, and politician (1929–1995)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name        = Roger MacBride
|image       = Roger MacBride.jpg
|office      = Member of the <br>[[Vermont House of Representatives]]
|term_start  = 1963
|term_end    = 1965
|birth_name  = Roger Lea MacBride
|birth_date  = {{birth date|1929|8|6}}
|birth_place = [[New Rochelle, New York]], US
|death_date  = {{death date and age|1995|3|5|1929|8|6}}
|death_place = [[Miami Beach, Florida]], US
|party       = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (before 1972, 1980s–1995)<br>[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] (1972–1980s)
|alma_mater  = [[Princeton University]]<br>[[Harvard University]]
|occupation  = {{hlist|Lawyer|author|political activist}}
|spouse      = Susan Ford
|children    = 1
}}
'''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 [[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|its television adaptation]].

In politics, MacBride served a single term as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Vermont House of Representatives]] in the 1960s. When serving as a Republican [[United States electoral college|presidential elector]] in Virginia in [[1972 United States presidential election|1972]], he defected from his pledged vote and became a [[faithless elector]], casting a vote for the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]]'s inaugural ticket of [[John Hospers]] for president and [[Tonie Nathan]] for vice president. [[1976 United States presidential election|Four years later]], the party nominated him as their presidential candidate.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ut9NAAAAIBAJ&pg=6064,2632594&dq=roger-macbride+electoral+vote&hl=en | title=Virginian switches his electoral vote | publisher=[[Associated Press]] | work=[[The Free Lance–Star]] | date=December 19, 1972 | access-date=July 25, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Merced">{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aTlcAAAAIBAJ&pg=6934,3939826&dq=roger-macbride+little+house+on+the+prairie+producer&hl=en | title=MacBride Plans Campaign | work=[[Merced Sun-Star]] | date=September 30, 1975 | access-date=July 25, 2012 | author=St. John, Jeffrey}}</ref>