Edward W. Hoch
17th Governor of Kansas
In office
January 9, 1905 – January 11, 1909
LieutenantDavid John Hanna
William James Fitzgerald
Preceded byWillis J. Bailey
Succeeded byWalter R. Stubbs
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
In office
1889-1891
1893-1895
Personal details
BornMarch 17, 1849
Danville, Kentucky
DiedJune 1, 1925 (aged 76)
Marion, Kansas
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSarah Louisa Dickerson
ProfessionPrinter, Newspaper editor
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Edward Wallis Hoch (March 17, 1849 – June 1, 1925)[1] was an American newspaper editor, politician and the 17th Governor of Kansas. Hoch Auditoria at the University of Kansas was named after him.

Biography

Hoch was born in Danville, Kentucky. His education was in the public schools and he attended Central University in Danville.[2] He left college before graduating, entered a newspaper office and spent three years learning to be a printer.[3]

Hoch moved to Marion, Kansas, in 1871, and homesteaded 160 acres of land. He bought the Marion County Record newspaper in 1874 and became a country editor. He married Sarah Louise Dickerson on May 23, 1876, and they had four children, two sons and two daughters.[2]

Career

Hoch was elected and served two terms in the Kansas House of Representatives (1889–91 and 1893–95). He was elected governor in 1904 and reelected in 1906. During his tenure, new laws enacted included a child labor law, a pure food law, a bank guaranty law, a party primary law, a maximum freight rate bill; and improvements were sanctioned in the juvenile courts and state institutions.[4]

After leaving office, Hoch lectured on the Chautauqua circuit, becoming a well-known orator. He served on the Kansas Board of Administration from 1913 to 1919, and continued as publisher of the Marion Record until his death in Marion on June 1, 1925.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Capace, Nancy (June 1, 2000). Encyclopedia of Kansas. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 264. ISBN 978-0-403-09312-0.
  2. 1 2 "Edward W. Hoch". Blue Skyways. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 848.
  4. 1 2 "Edward W. Hoch". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
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