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Philip H. Hoff (Philip Henderson Hoff) was born on 29 June, 1924 in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, U.S., is an American politician. Discover Philip H. Hoff's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 93 years old?

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Age 93 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 29 June 1924
Birthday 29 June
Birthplace Turners Falls, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of death 26 April, 2018
Died Place Shelburne, Vermont, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1924

Philip Henderson Hoff (June 29, 1924 – April 26, 2018) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont.

1942

Philip was a star high school football player, scoring the winning touchdown in Turners Falls High School's 1942 annual game against rival Greenfield High School.

Hoff attended Williams College, where he studied English, but postponed graduation for two years in order to serve in World War II.

He saw combat action during World War II aboard the submarine, USS Sea Dog, which took part in combat patrols throughout the Pacific Ocean theater.

1946

He attained the rank of Seaman First Class with the rating of quartermaster (the Navy's term for a navigator), and was discharged in 1946.

1948

He met his wife, Joan Brower, during his naval service and they were married in 1948.

1951

He later attended Cornell Law School, graduating in 1951.

The Hoffs moved to Burlington, Vermont, in 1951, where Hoff began a law practice.

He also became involved in local politics as a Democrat, and was a founder of the activist group Vermont Democratic Volunteers.

In addition to serving as a justice of the peace, he was also chairman of the city zoning board.

Hoff was also an officer of the Chittenden County Bar Association and a member of the Burlington-Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce board of directors.

1960

Hoff was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1960, and served one term, 1961 to 1963.

As a legislator, Hoff was a member of the "Young Turks," a bipartisan alliance of progressive and reform minded representatives and senators that included Republicans Franklin S. Billings Jr. and Ernest W. Gibson III.

1962

In 1962, Hoff was elected Vermont's first Democratic governor since the Vermont General Assembly selected John S. Robinson after no candidate obtained a popular vote majority in 1853.

Hoff waged an energetic campaign against incumbent Republican F. Ray Keyser Jr., and capitalized on local factors including a split between Vermont's conservative and progressive Republicans (the Proctor Wing and the Aiken-Gibson Wing).

Rather than support the conservative Keyser, many of Vermont's liberal Republicans opted to support Hoff on a third party line, which contributed to his narrow margin of victory.

Hoff was also aided by national factors, including the popularity of incumbent Democratic President John F. Kennedy, to whom Hoff was often compared.

1963

He was most notable for his service as the 73rd governor of Vermont from 1963 to 1969, the state's first Democratic governor since 1853.

Hoff was born in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, the son of Agnes (Henderson) and Olaf Hoff, Jr. His father worked in the insurance industry and served two terms in the Massachusetts General Court.

1964

Hoff won reelection in 1964 and 1966.

During his governorship, he pioneered unprecedented environmental, development, and social welfare programs, including the creation of the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women.

Concerned about racial justice, he joined with New York Mayor John Lindsay to co-found the Vermont-New York Youth Project, which brought minority students from the city together with Vermont students to work on joint summer projects at several Vermont colleges.

According to the Boston Globe, the program, which temporarily doubled Vermont's black population, "uncovered some latent bigotry that had not been visible before."

The poll tax was eliminated during his tenure as governor, and the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation, Legal Aid and Vermont Public Television were established.

1968

Hoff was the first Democratic Governor in the nation to split with President Lyndon Johnson over the Vietnam War and later campaigned across the country to promote Robert F. Kennedy's effort to obtain the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination.

After Kennedy's assassination, Hoff endorsed Eugene McCarthy.

Democrats who opposed Johnson came close to nominating Hoff as a candidate for Vice President at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, but after some initial enthusiasm, Hoff declined to put his name forward.

Hoff's endorsement of Kennedy and later McCarthy upset conservative Democrats and Hoff was also criticized for increases in state spending which some claimed led to hefty deficits.

1970

In 1970, Hoff challenged incumbent U.S. Senator Winston L. Prouty, but Prouty easily won reelection.

During the campaign, Hoff announced that he had battled alcoholism in the past.

Had he won, Hoff would have been the first Democratic senator in Vermont history.

1980

In the 1980s he returned to elective politics, serving three terms in the Vermont State Senate (1983-1989).

He also served in various advisory and honorary positions and as President of the Board of Trustees at Vermont Law School as well as continuing his work as a lawyer in private practice.

1989

In 1989, he co-founded the law firm of Hoff, Curtis.

2011

Hoff was the subject of a biography, 2011's Philip Hoff: How Red Turned Blue in the Green Mountain State by Samuel B. Hand, Anthony Marro, and Stephen C. Terry.

2012

In 2012, Castleton State College named its newest residence hall after Hoff, the first building to be named in his honor.

2018

Hoff died at an assisted living facility in Shelburne, Vermont, on April 26, 2018, at age 93.