- Clifford R. Hope
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Clifford R. Hope (June 9, 1893 – May 14, 1970) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born in Birmingham, Iowa, Hope attended public schools and Nebraska Wesleyan University, in Lincoln, Nebraska. He served during the First World War, as a second lieutenant. He was elected to the Seventieth United States Congress in 1927 and served in Congress through 1957.
After leaving office, Hope served as President of Great Plains Wheat Inc. of Garden City, Kansas from 1959 to 1963. He died as a result of a stroke on May 14, 1970.[1]
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Political offices Preceded by
John W. Flannagan, Jr.Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee
1947 - 1949Succeeded by
Harold D. CooleyPreceded by
Harold D. CooleyChairman of the House Agriculture Committee
1953 - 1955Succeeded by
Harold D. CooleyCategories:- 1893 births
- 1970 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas
- People from Van Buren County, Iowa
- People from Finney County, Kansas
- Nebraska Wesleyan University alumni
- Deaths from stroke
- Kansas politician stubs
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