Succeeded by Herbert S. Bigelow Succeeded by Donald D. Clancy Political party Republican Party Preceded by Herbert S. Bigelow Name William Hess Resigned January 3, 1937 | Succeeded by Earl T. Wagner Role U.S. representative Preceded by Earl T. Wagner | |
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Preceded by Charles Tatgenhorst, Jr. Died July 14, 1986, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | ||
Resting place Spring Grove Cemetery Education University of Cincinnati | ||
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.