| LC control no. | n 98030966 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Hope, Clifford R., 1893-1970 |
| Associated country | France United States |
| Located | Ripley (Okla.) Garden City (Kan.) Topeka (Kan.) Washington (D.C.) Lincoln (Neb.) |
| Birth date | 1893-06-09 |
| Death date | 1970-05-16 |
| Place of birth | Birmingham (Iowa) |
| Place of death | Garden City (Kan.) |
| Affiliation | Kansas. Legislature. House of Representatives United States. Congress. House Nebraska Wesleyan University Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Washburn College |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Attorneys |
| Found in | Quiet courage, c1997: t.p. (Clifford R. Hope; Kansas congressman) p. 2, etc. (b. June 9, 1893 in Birmingham, Iowa; Clifford Ragsdale Hope; Clifford R. Hope, Sr.; died in 1970) Sharp, Nancy. American legislative leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994, 1997: pages 132-133 (Clifford Ragsdale Hope, Sr. born June 9, 1893 and moved with his family to Ripley, Oklahoma when he was eight, then to a ranch near Garden City, Kansas five years later. Attended Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, then earned an LL.B. from Washburn College in Topeka, Kansas in 1917. Served in France during World War I, then began a law practice in Garden City. A Republican, he was elected to Kansas House of Representatives in 1920 where he served for three consecutive terms. Then ran successfully for the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas in 1926 where he served fifteen consecutive terms. Returned to Garden City in 1956. Died there on May 16, 1970 at the age of 76.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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