William Emil Hess
circa 1943
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd 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 Cincinnati, Ohio
Died	July 14, 1986(1986-07-14) (aged 88) Cincinnati, Ohio
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 a Republican and a U.S. Representative from Ohio between 1929 and 1961.

Biography

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 13, 1898; attended the public schools, the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Cincinnati Law School; during the First World War served in the United 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 the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hess was an interventionist and advocated helping the United 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 in Spring Grove Cemetery. Hess voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960.^[1][2]

References

External links

• Media related to William E. Hess at Wikimedia Commons
• United States Congress. "William E. Hess (id: H000550)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• William E. Hess at Find a Grave