Philip H. Hoff

Philip H. Hoff (2004)

Philip Henderson Hoff (born June 29, 1924 in Turners Falls , Franklin County , Massachusetts - † April 26, 2018 in Shelburne , Vermont ) was an American politician . He was governor of the state of Vermont from 1963 to 1969 .

Early years and political advancement

Philip Hoff's school days were interrupted by the Second World War, in which he participated as a submarine driver in the South Pacific from 1943. After the war he attended Williams College until 1948 . He then studied law until 1951 at Cornell University . Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1960 and 1962 he was a member of the House of Representatives for Vermont and in 1962 he was elected as the new governor of Vermont against incumbent F. Ray Keyser . This made him the first governor of this state who did not belong to the Republican Party since 1854 . He owed his election victory on the one hand to his well-conducted election campaign, but also to the popularity of the Democratic President John F. Kennedy , who was elected in 1960 .

Vermont governor

Philip Hoff took up his new office on January 10, 1963. After he was re-elected in 1964 and 1966, he was able to serve as governor until January 9, 1969. He was committed to the environment and social issues. He had the work situation of women analyzed and was against racism. Hoff was the first Democratic governor in the United States to fall out with President Lyndon B. Johnson over the Vietnam War . In 1968 he supported the presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy , brother of John F. Kennedy, who was murdered in 1963. However, Robert Kennedy was also assassinated in June. Hoff's budget policy was criticized at the time because of high spending and the associated increase in national debt. Otherwise, Philip Hoff was a member of numerous governor's associations and other organizations.

Another résumé

In 1970, Hoff ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate . In the 1980s he was elected to the State Senate three times . He also worked as a lawyer. In 1989 he co-founded a law firm. Hoff held a number of honorary positions and was on the boards of several companies and a curator of the Vermont Law School . He had four children with his wife, Joan P. Brower.

literature

• Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 4, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

Web links

• Philip Hoff in the National Governors Association (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Philip H. Hoff, first Democratic governor of Vermont in a century, dies at 93. In: The Washington Post. April 27, 2018, accessed April 27, 2018 .