Clare Hoffman | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's4th district | |
| In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | George E. Foulkes |
| Succeeded by | Edward Hutchinson |
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| Born | Clare Eugene Hoffman (1875-09-10)September 10, 1875 |
| Died | November 3, 1967(1967-11-03) (aged 92) Allegan, Michigan, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Northwestern University |
| Profession | Attorney |
Clare Eugene Hoffman (September 10, 1875 – November 3, 1967) was aUnited States representative fromMichigan's4th congressional district.
Hoffman was born inVicksburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, where he attended the public schools. He graduated from the law department ofNorthwestern University inEvanston, Illinois, in 1895.
Hoffman was admitted to the MichiganBar in 1896 and commenced practice inAllegan, Michigan, where he also becameprosecuting attorney for the county from 1904–1910.
In 1934, Hoffman ran as theRepublican candidate forMichigan's 4th congressional district, defeating incumbentDemocratGeorge Ernest Foulkes. Hoffman was elected to theSeventy-fourth United States Congress and was re-elected to the thirteen succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1935, until January 3, 1963. He was seen as "a bitter lone wolf" during much of his time in office, unable to work with either the Democrats or the Republicans.[1] Hoffman voted against theCivil Rights Acts of 1957 and1960,[2][3] as well as the24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[4]
Hoffman was a vocal opponent of theNational Polio Immunization Program, claiming that theU.S. Public Health Service had been heavily infiltrated byRussian-born doctors.[5] In addition, he was known as ananti-Semite withfascist sympathies,[6][7][8][9] even speaking at rallies held for the far-rightAmerica First Party (1943).[10]
He was chairman,Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments (Eightieth Congress) and theCommittee on Government Operations (Eighty-third Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1962 to theEighty-eighth Congress.
Hoffman retired to his home inAllegan, Michigan. He was survived by his wife, the former Florence Wasson and sons Carl and Leo.
Hoffman died at home, age 92. He was interred at Oakwood Cemetery in Allegan.
Walker, Donald Edwin. "The Congressional Career of Clare E. Hoffman, 1935-63." Ph.D. diss., Michigan State University, 1982.
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