Hugh S. Hersman
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Hugh S. Hersman | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Everis A. Hayes |
| Succeeded by | Arthur M. Free |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hugh Steel Hersman July 8, 1872 |
| Died | March 7, 1954 (aged 81) San Francisco, California |
| Resting place | Nottingham Cemetery, Colora, Maryland |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Southwestern Presbyterian University |
| Occupation | Banker |
Hugh Steel Hersman (July 8, 1872 – March 7, 1954) was an American banker, businessman, and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from California from 1919 to 1921.
Biography
[edit source]Born in Port Deposit, Maryland, Hersman moved to California with his parents, who settled in Berkeley in 1881. He attended the public schools in California. He was graduated from the Southwestern Presbyterian University, Tennessee, in 1893. He studied at the University of California at Berkeley in 1897 and 1898.
Business
[edit source]He served as president of the First National Bank, Gilroy, California, from 1914 to 1918, and served as officer and director of various corporations.
Congress
[edit source]Hersman was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921). He was an unsuccessful for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress, losing the election to Republican Arthur M. Free.
Later career and death
[edit source]He served as member of the board of directors of the American Trust Co., Gilroy, California. He died in San Francisco, California, March 7, 1954. He was interred in Nottingham Cemetery, Colora, Maryland.
Electoral history
[edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Democratic | Hugh S. Hersman | 31,167 | 53% | |||
| Republican | Everis A. Hayes (Incumbent) | 27,641 | 47% | |||
| Total votes | 58,808 | 100% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | Arthur M. Free | 46,823 | 64% | |||
| Democratic | Hugh S. Hersman (Incumbent) | 26,311 | 36% | |||
| Total votes | 73,134 | 100% | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
References
[edit source]- United States Congress. "Hugh S. Hersman (id: H000546)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.
- 1872 births
- 1954 deaths
- 20th-century California politicians
- American bank presidents
- Democratic Party United States representatives from California
- People from Gilroy, California
- People from Port Deposit, Maryland
- Politicians from Cecil County, Maryland
- Rhodes College alumni
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- 20th-century United States representatives
- Bankers from California
