Richard W. Hoffman

Richard William Hoffman (born December 23, 1893 in Chicago , Illinois , †  July 6, 1975 in Maywood , Illinois) was an American politician . Between 1949 and 1957 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Richard Hoffman took part in the First World War and then worked in publishing and printing. In Chicago he became the owner and operator of several radio stations. Between 1933 and 1936 and again from 1939 to 1948 he was a member of the education council of J. Sterling Morton High School . Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party .

In the 1948 congressional election , Hoffman was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Ralph E. Church on January 3, 1949 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1957 . During this time the Cold War began , the Korean War and, domestically, the civil rights movement .

In 1956 Richard Hoffman renounced a new congressional candidacy. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he resumed his previous activities. He died in Maywood on July 6, 1975.

Web links

• Richard W. Hoffman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Richard W. Hoffman in the database of Find a Grave (English)