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Joe Hendricks | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Florida's5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Syd Herlong |
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| Born | Joseph Edward Hendricks (1903-09-24)September 24, 1903 |
| Died | October 20, 1974(1974-10-20) (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Lakeland Memorial Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Joseph Edward Hendricks (September 24, 1903 – October 20, 1974) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as aUnited States representative fromFlorida from 1937 to 1949.
Joe Hendricks was born atLake Butler, Union County, Florida, where he attended the rural schools andMontverde School. He also attendedStetson University inDeLand, Florida, and graduated with an undergraduate degree in 1930 and a graduate degree from its law department in 1934. Hendricks was admitted to the bar in 1934 and commenced practice in DeLand, Florida.
Hendricks was an attorney for the legal tax survey of Florida in 1934.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1949) and was not a candidate for renomination in 1948 to theEighty-first Congress.
After leaving Congress, he was president of Hendricks Homes, Inc. and chairman of the Planning Board,Plant City, Florida. He was also a member of the County Planning Commission,Hillsborough County, Florida.
He resided in Plant City, Florida until his death inLakeland, Florida, in 1974. He was buried in Lakeland Memorial Cemetery.
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