Isaac Hoffer Doutrich (December 19, 1871 – May 28, 1941) was a

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member of the

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from

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. He was born on a farm near Middletown, Pennsylvania. He moved to

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, with his parents in 1880. He attended Keystone State Normal School in

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. He worked in the retail clothing business in Middletown and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was also interested in banking and other businesses. He served as a member of the Harrisburg city council from 1924 to 1927. Doutrich was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth and to the four succeeding Congresses. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1936. After his time in Congress, he reengaged in the retail clothing business in Harrisburg until his death. Interment in the

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. Asked how to say his name, he told ''The

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'': "Rimes with ''thou Greek'': ''dou-treek'.''" (

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, ''What's the Name, Please?'', Funk & Wagnalls, 1936.)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Doutrich, Isaac H. 1871 births 1941 deaths Pennsylvania city council members Kutztown University of Pennsylvania alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania People from Middletown, Pennsylvania