Antique 1901 MEMORIAL ADDRESSES ON JOHN H HOFFECKER Mourning DELAWARE POLITICIAN

Description: Rare original 1901 copy of, "Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of John H. Hoffecker (Late a Representative From Delaware): Delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate, Fifty-Sixth Congress, Second Session." The book is overall in very good condition with some minor signs of wear and age. The covers have some mild soiling and wear. The binding is good and sound. The interior is lightly toned from age but mostly nice and clean, though there may be the occasional page with a light bit of foxing or grubbiness. One of the leaves has a tear to the bottom margin which does not affect any text. Along with that there may be the very occasional page with some kind of other minor imperfection such as a creased page corner, tiny chip or tear, light bit of soiling or grubbiness, etc. Generally though, it's a nice copy. The book measures approximately 10 1/2 inches by 7 inches and is 73 pages long. It is illustrated with a frontispiece portrait. Please look at all of the photos to further note the condition. From Wikipedia: John Henry Hoffecker (September 12, 1827 – June 16, 1900) was an American engineer and politician from Smyrna in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served as U.S. Representative from Delaware.Hoffecker was originally a member of the Whig Party, but like so many others, became a Republican in 1856. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876 and 1884. He was also president of the Smyrna town council from 1878 until 1898. Elected to the state House in 1888, he served in the 1889/90 session and was chosen Speaker. He ran for governor in 1896 as the candidate of both the Union Republicans (controlled by (J. Edward Addicks), and the National Party (a rival to the Prohibition Party). However, enough votes went to the regular (Anti-Addicks) Republican candidate, John C. Higgins, that Democrat Ebe W. Tunnell was elected. Hoffecker was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1898, defeating incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative L. Irving Handy. He served in the Republican majority in the 56th Congress. On June 16, 1900, during a visit home from the 1900 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, Hoffecker suffered a stroke and died. He had served from March 4, 1899, until his death, during the administration of U.S. President William McKinley.

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Location: Wallingford, Connecticut

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