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'''Homer Hoch''' (July 4, 1879 – January 30, 1949) was |
'''Homer Hoch''' (July 4, 1879 – January 30, 1949) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, [[United States House of Representatives|United States Congressman]] from [[Kansas]], and judge who served seven terms in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1919 to 1933. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Born in [[Marion, Kansas]], Hoch graduated from [[Baker University]], [[Baldwin City, Kansas|Baldwin]], Kansas, in 1902. He attended [[The George Washington University Law School|George Washington Law School]], [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Washburn University|Washburn Law School]], [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]], Kansas, from which he graduated in 1909. |
Born in [[Marion, Kansas]], Hoch graduated from [[Baker University]], [[Baldwin City, Kansas|Baldwin]], Kansas, in 1902. He attended [[The George Washington University Law School|George Washington Law School]], [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Washburn University|Washburn Law School]], [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]], Kansas, from which he graduated in 1909. |
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=== Career === |
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He served as clerk and chief of the Appointment Division in the [[United States Post Office Department]], Washington, D.C. from 1903 to 1905. He was private secretary to the [[Governor of Kansas]] [[Edward Wallis Hoch]] in 1907 and 1908. He engaged in the practice of law in Marion from 1909 to 1919 and was editor of the ''[[Marion County Record]]'' newspaper. He served as delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]] in 1928. |
He served as clerk and chief of the Appointment Division in the [[United States Post Office Department]], Washington, D.C. from 1903 to 1905. He was private secretary to the [[Governor of Kansas]] [[Edward Wallis Hoch]] in 1907 and 1908. He engaged in the practice of law in Marion from 1909 to 1919 and was editor of the ''[[Marion County Record]]'' newspaper. He served as delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]] in 1928. |
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=== Congress === |
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Hoch was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[66th United States Congress|Sixty-sixth]] and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919 |
Hoch was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[66th United States Congress|Sixty-sixth]] and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the [[73rd United States Congress|Seventy-third Congress]]. He served as member and chairman of the State Corporation Commission of Kansas 1933-1939. |
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=== Later career and death === |
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Hoch was elected a member of the [[Kansas Supreme Court]] in 1938. He was reelected in 1944 and served until his death in Topeka, January 30, 1949. He was interred in Highland Cemetery, Marion, Kansas. |
Hoch was elected a member of the [[Kansas Supreme Court]] in 1938. He was reelected in 1944 and served until his death in Topeka, January 30, 1949. He was interred in Highland Cemetery, Marion, Kansas. |
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== Family == |
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Hoch's son, Wharton Hoch, was the editor and publisher of the [[Marion County Record]] in Marion, Kansas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 90th Congress 1st Session |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r4-YFUuGMuYC& |
Hoch's son, Wharton Hoch, was the editor and publisher of the [[Marion County Record]] in Marion, Kansas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 90th Congress 1st Session |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r4-YFUuGMuYC&q=%22wharton+hoch%22&pg=PA19343 |website=Google Books |access-date=29 November 2019|last1 = Congress|first1 = United States|year = 1967}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 00:33, 30 October 2023
Homer Hoch | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Dudley Doolittle |
| Succeeded by | Randolph Carpenter |
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| Born | July 4, 1879 Marion, Kansas |
| Died | January 30, 1949 (aged 69) Topeka, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican |
Homer Hoch (July 4, 1879 – January 30, 1949) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, United States Congressman from Kansas, and judge who served seven terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1919 to 1933.
Biography
[edit]Born in Marion, Kansas, Hoch graduated from Baker University, Baldwin, Kansas, in 1902. He attended George Washington Law School, Washington, D.C., and Washburn Law School, Topeka, Kansas, from which he graduated in 1909.
Career
[edit]He served as clerk and chief of the Appointment Division in the United States Post Office Department, Washington, D.C. from 1903 to 1905. He was private secretary to the Governor of Kansas Edward Wallis Hoch in 1907 and 1908. He engaged in the practice of law in Marion from 1909 to 1919 and was editor of the Marion County Record newspaper. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1928.
Congress
[edit]Hoch was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress. He served as member and chairman of the State Corporation Commission of Kansas 1933-1939.
Later career and death
[edit]Hoch was elected a member of the Kansas Supreme Court in 1938. He was reelected in 1944 and served until his death in Topeka, January 30, 1949. He was interred in Highland Cemetery, Marion, Kansas.
Family
[edit]Hoch's son, Wharton Hoch, was the editor and publisher of the Marion County Record in Marion, Kansas.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Congress, United States (1967). "Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 90th Congress 1st Session". Google Books. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- United States Congress. "Homer Hoch (id: H000669)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
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Media related to Homer Hoch at Wikimedia Commons
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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