M. Herbert Hoover
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Refimprove Template:Infobox person Marion Herbert Hoover (known as M. Herbert Hoover or Herbert Hoover; April 29, 1891 – March 12, 1952) of Akron, Ohio, was an American politician of the Republican party who ran unsuccessfully for a number of elective offices in Ohio. In 1944, Hoover was the Republican nominee in the election for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.
Despite his name, he was not related to Herbert Hoover, the president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. Starting with the 1940 campaign, he dropped his first initial for campaign purposes, calling himself only "Herbert Hoover".
Early life
Marion Herbert Hoover was born on April 29, 1891,Template:Citation needed in Pickaway County, Ohio.<ref name="obit2">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Open access</ref>
Career
Hoover was a Republican. In 1925, Hoover lost a race for a seat on the Akron city council.<ref name="obit">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Open access</ref> In 1926, he declared his intention to run for Ohio State Treasurer, but failed to get the Republican nomination. In 1934 and 1936, Hoover ran for an at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the Republican party primary.<ref name="obit2"/> From 1937 to 1938, Hoover worked as an inspector for the Ohio liquor control department.Template:Citation needed In 1938, he again failed to get his party's nomination for Ohio State Treasurer.<ref name="obit2"/> From 1939 to 1940, Hoover worked as an examiner for Ohio's Department of Taxation.Template:Citation needed In 1940, Hoover unsuccessfully ran for Ohio State Auditor.<ref name="obit2"/> In 1942, Hoover was working for a pension office. He lost his job when he failed to sit for the civil service examination. Hoover attempted to unseat his fellow Republican, the incumbent Governor of Ohio John W. Bricker, by entering the Republican primary. However, Hoover's petitions failed to meet state election standards when many of the signatures were ruled unacceptable. It is rumored that Hoover challenged the popular, four-term incumbent in retaliation for the civil service rules that had cost him his pension office job.
By 1944, Hoover had moved to Columbus, Ohio, and that year he won the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, but he lost in the general election to George D. Nye.<ref name="obit"/> In 1946, he failed to get the Republican nomination for Ohio Secretary of State. In 1950, he ran again for Ohio State Treasurer and lost.<ref name="obit2"/> At the time of his death, he was a salesman for Modern Roofing Company in Columbus.<ref name="obit2"/>
Personal life
Hoover married Julia in 1914. He did not divorce his wife before marrying Lois C. in 1937. He divorced both in 1952.<ref name="obit2"/><ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Open access</ref> He had a son and daughter, Jack and Mrs. Kenneth Tarkington.<ref name="obit"/> He was a member of the Broad Street Christian Church.<ref name="obit2"/>
Hoover died on March 12, 1952, in Columbus. He was buried at South Bloomfield Cemetery in South Bloomfield.<ref name="obit"/><ref name="obit2"/>
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