Daniel K. Hoch

Daniel Knabb Hoch ( born January 31, 1866 Reading, Pennsylvania, † October 11, 1960 ) was an American politician. Between 1943 and 1947 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Born on a farm in Berks County Daniel Hoch attended the common schools and then completed an apprenticeship in the printing trade. He then worked in the newspaper industry. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. Between 1899 and 1901 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. In July 1908 he took part in Denver as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. From 1912 to 1916 he practiced the office of the auditor ( ' controller) in Berks County from. Since 1937 he was curator of the St. Matthew 's Lutheran Church.

In the congressional elections of 1942, high in the 14th electoral district of Pennsylvania was in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Guy L. Moser on January 3, 1943. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until January 3, 1947 two legislative sessions. These were shaped by the events of the Second World War and its consequences. Since 1945 high acted as successor by Ivor D. Fenton the 13th district of his state. In 1946 he was not re-elected.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives devoted Daniel Hoch historical research. He died on October 11, 1960 in his hometown of Reading.