Biography

07/17/1866 - 02/16/1942

John Wesley Hoke (R33) Adams and Franklin Counties 1913-1916 

Early Life:

John Wesley Hoke, born July 17, 1866, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania; public school education; Chambersburg Academy; Lafayette College, A. B., 1890; admitted, Franklin County Bar, 1893; attorney; news editor, Franklin Repository, 1893-1900; elected, District Attorney, Franklin County, 1899-1902; owner, Chambersburg Public Opinion, 1900-1906; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1905-1906, not a candidate for reelection, 1906; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1913-1916; solicitor, school board, Chambersburg; director, Fannettsburg National Bank; chair, Franklin County Republican Committee; married, Lillian May Berlin Hoke, 1906; died, February 16, 1942, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania; interment, Lincoln Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, District Attorney, Franklin County, 1899-1902. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1905-1906, not a candidate for reelection, 1906. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 33rd district, Adams and Franklin Counties, 1913-1916; committee assignments, Education (Chairman), Judicial Apportionment, Judiciary General, Legislative Apportionment, Public Grounds and Buildings. 

Solicitor, school board, Chambersburg.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members H". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

The Pennsylvania Manual, (1916). Miller, H.P., (Compiler). Baker, W.H., (Assistant Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 1116, 1123-1126, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 1095.

John Wesley Hoke (1866-1942) - Find a Grave Memorial