Isaac H. Doutrich | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's19th district | |
| In office March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Joshua William Swartz |
| Succeeded by | Guy J. Swope |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1871-12-19)December 19, 1871 Middletown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 28, 1941(1941-05-28) (aged 69) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Isaac Hoffer Doutrich (December 19, 1871 – May 28, 1941) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
He was born on a farm nearMiddletown, Pennsylvania. He moved toElizabethtown, Pennsylvania, with his parents in 1880. He attendedKeystone State Normal School inKutztown, Pennsylvania. He worked in the retail clothing business in Middletown andHarrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was also interested in banking and other businesses. He served as a member of the Harrisburg city council from 1924 to 1927.
Doutrich was elected as a Republican to theSeventieth and to the four succeeding Congresses. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1936. After his time in Congress, he reengaged in the retail clothing business in Harrisburg until his death. Interment in theEast Harrisburg Cemetery.
Asked how to say his name, he toldTheLiterary Digest: "Rimes withthou Greek:dou-treek'." (Charles Earle Funk,What's the Name, Please?, Funk & Wagnalls, 1936.)
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 19th congressional district 1927–1937 | Succeeded by |
