Herbert E. Hitchcock | |
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| United States Senator fromSouth Dakota | |
| In office December 29, 1936 – November 8, 1938 | |
| Appointed by | Tom Berry |
| Preceded by | Peter Norbeck |
| Succeeded by | Gladys Pyle |
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| Born | Herbert Emery Hitchcock (1867-08-22)August 22, 1867 Maquoketa, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | February 17, 1958(1958-02-17) (aged 90) Mitchell, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Education | University of Chicago Law School |
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Herbert Emery Hitchcock (August 22, 1867 – February 17, 1958) was aUnited States senator fromSouth Dakota.
Hitchcock was born inMaquoketa, Iowa, the son of Harriet M. Lumley and Milando Lansing Hitchcock. He attended public schools in Iowa andSan Jose, California, a business college atDavenport, Iowa,Iowa State College atAmes, and theUniversity of Chicago Law School.
He moved toMitchell, South Dakota, in 1884, where he attended school and worked as astenographer; he was admitted to the South Dakotabar in 1896 and commenced practice in Mitchell. He also engaged in banking, and wasclerk of theSouth Dakota State Senate in 1896. He was elected as a State's attorney in 1904 and 1906, and was elected to the State Senate in 1909, 1911, and 1929. Hitchcock was a trustee ofYankton College in 1936 and was president of Mitchellschool board from 1924 to 1934.
During the1932 Democratic National Convention he was a delegate and one of fifty five people who wrote the party's national platform and from 1932 to 1936 he served as the chairman of theSouth Dakota Democratic Party.[1][2][3] On December 29, 1936, Hitchcock was appointed to theUnited States Senate as aDemocrat to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofPeter Norbeck. He served until January 3, 1939. He campaigned in1938 as the incumbent for the Democratic nomination to fill the seat for a full term, but was defeated by former GovernorTom Berry in the primary election who went on to be defeated by RepublicanChan Gurney in the general election. In1940 he was selected as one of South Dakota's Democratic presidential electors, but the state was won by RepublicanWendell Willkie.[4]
He resumed the practice of law until his death inMitchell, South Dakota, on February 17, 1958, and was interred atGraceland Cemetery. In his will he left $112,000 various institutions including colleges and charities.[5]
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 3) from South Dakota 1936–1938 Served alongside:William J. Bulow | Succeeded by |
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