Daniel Knabb Hoch (January 31, 1866 – October 11, 1960) was a Democratic member of the

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Biography

Daniel Hoch was born on a farm near Reading, Pennsylvania. He served a printing apprenticeship on a Reading newspaper and worked in various departments of the newspaper. He was a member of the

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from 1899 to 1901, and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1908. He was controller of Berks County, PA from 1912 to 1916, and a trustee of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church since 1937. He was elected as a Democrat to the 78th and 79th Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946.

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1866 births 1960 deaths American Lutherans Politicians from Reading, Pennsylvania Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-Representative-stub