Edward W. Hoch
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Edward Wallis Hoch was the 17th Governor of Kansas
.
Hoch was born in Danville, Kentucky
. He moved to Kansas in 1871, and bought the Marion County Record newspaper in 1874.
Hoch served two terms in the Kansas House of Representatives
(1889–91 and 1893–95). He was elected governor in 1905 and reelected in 1907. After leaving office, he lectured on the Chautauqua
circuit, and continued as publisher of the Record until his death in 1925.
Famous Quote: "There's so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it hardly behooves any of us, to talk about the rest of us."
Governor of Kansas
The Governor of the State of Kansas is the head of state for the State of Kansas, United States. Under the Kansas Constitution, the Governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Kansas executive branch, of the government of Kansas. The Governor is the...
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Hoch was born in Danville, Kentucky
Danville, Kentucky
Danville is a city in and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,218 at the 2010 census.Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boyle and Lincoln counties....
. He moved to Kansas in 1871, and bought the Marion County Record newspaper in 1874.
Hoch served two terms in the Kansas House of Representatives
Kansas House of Representatives
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kansas Legislature, the legislative body of the U.S. State of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for crafting and voting on...
(1889–91 and 1893–95). He was elected governor in 1905 and reelected in 1907. After leaving office, he lectured on the Chautauqua
Chautauqua
Chautauqua was an adult education movement in the United States, highly popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Chautauqua assemblies expanded and spread throughout rural America until the mid-1920s. The Chautauqua brought entertainment and culture for the whole community, with...
circuit, and continued as publisher of the Record until his death in 1925.
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Famous Quote: "There's so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it hardly behooves any of us, to talk about the rest of us."