William E. Hess, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William E. Hess

American politician

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1898

Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 14-Jul-1986

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

William Emil Hess (February 13, 1898 – July 14, 1986) was a Republican and a U.S.
Representative from Ohio. 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); 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.