William Emil Hess | |
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 circa 1943 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Tatgenhorst Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Herbert S. Bigelow |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert S. Bigelow |
| Succeeded by | Earl T. Wagner |
| In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Earl T. Wagner |
| Succeeded by | Donald D. Clancy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1898-02-13)February 13, 1898 |
| Died | July 14, 1986(1986-07-14) (aged 88) |
| Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Cincinnati Cincinnati Law School |
William Emil Hess (February 13, 1898 – July 14, 1986) was an American lawyer and politician who served three lengthy, non-consecutive stints as aRepublican and aU.S. Representative fromOhio between 1929 and 1961.
Born inCincinnati, Ohio, February 13, 1898; attended the public schools, theUniversity of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, andCincinnati Law School; during the First World War served in theUnited States Army as a private; was admitted to the bar in 1919 and commenced the practice of law in Cincinnati, Ohio, the same year; member of the Cincinnati City Council 1922–1926.
He was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1937); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law; elected to the Seventy-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1949); from early 1940 until theattack on Pearl Harbor, Hess was an interventionist and advocated helping theUnited Kingdom in the second world war. Hess was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress; elected to the Eighty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1961); was not a candidate for renomination in 1960; resumed the practice of law; was a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, until his death there on July 14, 1986; interment inSpring Grove Cemetery. Hess voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957 and1960.[1][2]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 2nd congressional district 1929–1937 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 2nd congressional district 1939–1949 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 2nd congressional district 1951–1961 | Succeeded by |
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