Clifford Ragsdale Hope (June 9, 1893 – May 16, 1970) was a

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from

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, and a member of the Republican Party. Born in Birmingham, Iowa, Hope attended public schools and

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, in

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. He served during the

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, as a second lieutenant. He served in the

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. He was elected to the Seventieth United States Congress in 1927 and served in Congress through 1957, making him the longest-serving Kansan in the United States House of Representatives. 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 16, 1970.REP. CLIFFORD HOPE, 30 YEARS IN HOUSE
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* 1893 births 1970 deaths Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives People from Birmingham, Iowa People from Garden City, Kansas Nebraska Wesleyan University alumni United States Army personnel of World War I Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas 20th-century American politicians {{Kansas-politician-stub