Clyde R. Hoey

Clyde R. Hoey

Clyde Roark Hoey (born December 11, 1877 in Shelby , Cleveland County , North Carolina , †  May 12, 1954 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) and the 59th  governor of North Carolina. He also represented this state in both chambers of Congress .

Early years and political advancement

Clyde Hoey attended local schools in his home country and then completed an apprenticeship in printing. He then worked temporarily as a journalist by purchasing and publishing the Cleveland Star newspaper. This was followed by a law degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . He was admitted to the bar in 1899. He then opened a practice in Shelby.

Hoey was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1898 . He stayed there until 1902. In that year he moved to the State Senate , where he stayed until 1904. Between 1913 and 1919, he was the assistant federal attorney for western North Carolina. In 1919 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington for two years . He then resumed his legal practice.

North Carolina Governor

His party nominated Hoey in 1936 for the upcoming gubernatorial elections, which he then clearly won with 66.7 percent of the vote against the Republican Gillam Grissom. Hoey took up his new post on January 7, 1937 and left it four years later on January 9, 1941. During this time, the salaries of teachers in North Carolina were raised to make the profession more attractive and thus improve the school system. The governor campaigned for the expansion of roads and highways in the state and encouraged the influx of further industrial companies. He also benefited from the successes of the federal government under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in combating the economic crisis.

US Senator

After his tenure ended, Hoey remained politically active. In 1944 he applied for the successor of the no longer running US Senator Robert Rice Reynolds and clearly prevailed in the primary of his party against his predecessor Cameron A. Morrison . He then decided the actual election with 70.3 percent of the vote against the Republican AI Ferree, after which he was able to take up his mandate in Washington on January 3, 1945. In November 1950 he was confirmed against Halsey B. Leavitt with a stake of 68.7 percent. Hoey died in his Washington Senate office in May 1954 during his second term. He was married to Bess Gardner and the couple had three children.

Web links

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• Clyde R. Hoey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Clyde Hoey in the National Governors Association (English)
• Clyde R. Hoey in the database of Find a Grave (English)