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Richard W. Hoffman
From 1955's Pocket Congressional Directory of the Eighty-fourth Congress
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 10th district
In office
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957
Preceded byRalph E. Church
Succeeded byHarold R. Collier
Personal details
Born(1893-12-23)December 23, 1893
Chicago, Illinois
DiedJuly 6, 1975(1975-07-06) (aged 81)
Maywood, Illinois
Political partyRepublican

Richard William Hoffman (December 23, 1893 – July 6, 1975) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Hoffman was a veteran of the First World War. He engaged in the printing and publishing business. He owned and operated radio stations in Chicago, Illinois. He served as president of the board of education of J. Sterling Morton High School and Junior College 1933-1936 and 1939–1948.

Hoffman was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1956 to the Eighty-fifth Congress.

He resumed former business activities. He resided in Riverside, Illinois. He died in Maywood, Illinois, July 6, 1975. He was interred in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois.

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byRalph E. Church Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 10th congressional district 1949–1957 Succeeded byHarold R. Collier


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