Dates

• Existence: 1895-1980

Biography

HOEVEN, Charles Bernard (1895-1980), a Representative from Iowa; born in Hospers, Sioux County, Iowa, March 30, 1895; attended the public schools and Alton (Iowa) High School; State University of Iowa at Iowa City, B.A., in 1920 and from its law department, LL.B., 1922; was admitted to the bar in 1922 and commenced practice in Alton, Iowa; during the First World War served as a sergeant, Company D, Three Hundred and Fiftieth Infantry, Eighty-eighth Division, and with the Intelligence Service, First Battalion, in England and France; county attorney of Sioux County, Iowa, 1925-1937; member of the State senate 1937-1941, serving as president pro tempore 1939-1941; temporary and permanent chairman of Iowa Republican State Judicial convention in 1942; delegate to each Iowa State Republican convention from 1925 to 1970 and chairman in 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention, 1964; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1943-January 3, 1965); chairman, Republican Conference (Eighty-ninth Congress); was not a candidate for renomination in 1964 to the Eighty-ninth Congress; vice president of savings bank; resided in Orange City, Iowa, where he died November 9, 1980; interment in Nassau Township Cemetery, Alton, Iowa. [Biographical Directory of the Unites States Congress].   Hoeven was the son of Gerrit and Lena (Weiland) Hoeven. He graduated from high school in 1913, completed a B.A. in 1920 and an LL.B in 1922 and was admitted to the Iowa State Bar Association in that year. He married Velma Ruth Pike of Toledo, Iowa on May 19, 1928. They had two children: Pauline Ruth (Marshall) and Charles Pike Hoeven. He served many functions in his community, including being a member of the American Legion and Past Commander of his local Post, Past President of the County Attorneys' Association of Iowa, President of the Board of Education, Alton Public Schools, member of the First Presbyterian Church of Alton, Iowa, member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, and numerous other organizations.   As a U.S. Representative from 1943 to 1965, he served as Deputy Majority Whip (1953 -- 1955 and 1957 -- 1965); Chairman, Republican Conference (1957 -- 1962); Member, Republican Policy Committee (1957 -- 1962); United States delegate, Interparliamentary Union, London (1957); Congressional delegate, Food and Agricultural Organization, Rome (1957); Ranking Republican member, Committee on Agriculture (1958 -- 1965); United States delegate, Interparliamentary Union, Brussels (1961); United States delegate, Interparliamentary Union, Belgrade (1963); and United States delegate, Interparliamentary Union, Copenhagen (1964).   Chronological Biography   1895 Born, Hospers, Sioux County, Iowa, son of Gerrit and Lena (Weiland) Hoeven, March 30, 1895.   1913 Graduated, Alton High School   1920 Graduated, B.A. degree, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa   1922 Graduated, LL. B. degree, State University of Iowa Law School, Iowa City, Iowa   1922 Admitted, Iowa State Bar Association   1925-1937 County attorney, Sioux County, Iowa   1928 Married Velma Ruth Pike, Toledo, Iowa, May 19, 1928. Two children resulted from this union: Pauline Ruth (Mrs. Marshall) and Charles Pike   1937-1941 Member, Iowa State Senate   1939-1941 President pro tempore, Iowa State Senate   1940 Permanent chairman, Iowa Republican State Convention   1942 Temporary and permanent chairman, Iowa Republican State Judicial Convention   1943-1964 Elected U.S. Representative, 6th district of Iowa   1953-1955 Deputy Majority Whip, U.S. House of Representatives   1957-1965 Deputy Majority Whip, U.S. House of Representatives   1957-1962 Chairman, Republican Conference, U.S. House of Representatives   1957-1962 Member, Republican Policy Committee, U.S. House of Representatives   1957 United States delegate, Interparlimentary Union, London   1957 Congressional delegate, Food and Agricultural Organization, Rome   1958-1965 Ranking Republican member, Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives   1961 United States delegate, Interparliamentary Union, Brussells   1963 United States delegate, Interpaliamentary Union, Belgrade   1964 United States delegate, Interparliamentary Union, Copenhagen   1964 Iowa delegate, the Republican National Convention   1965 Retired U.S. Representative office as of first session, 89th Congress, January 3, 1965   1965-1980 Resides in Alton, Iowa.

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