Alvin Tobias Hert
Alvin Hert | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Alvin Tobias Hert April 8, 1865 Owensburg, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | June 7, 1921 (aged 56) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Cave Hill Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
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Alvin Tobias Hert (April 8, 1865 – June 7, 1921) was the mayor of Brazil, Indiana, in 1895. He was the warden of the Indiana Reformatory in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1902. In 1902 he was named president of the American Creosoting Company. He was a committeeman representing Kentucky at the 1916 Republican National Convention.[1][2][3][4]
Biography[edit]
He was born on April 8, 1865, in Owensburg, Indiana, to William Hert and Isabel Owen.[4]
On November 20, 1893, he married Sallie Aley (1863–1948).[1] He became the mayor of Brazil, Indiana, in 1895.[3]
He was the warden of the Indiana Reformatory in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1902. He then moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where he became president of the American Creosoting Company.[2]
He died on June 7, 1921, in Washington, D.C.[5][2] He was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.[6][1]
Memberships[edit]
Pendennis Club of Louisville, Kentucky, Audubon Club of Louisville, Kentucky Club and River Valley Club of Louisville, Kentucky; Union League Club of Chicago, and Columbia Club of Indianapolis, Indiana. He was a Knight Templar Mason.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Alvin Tobias Hert (1865-1921)". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ^ a b c "Alvin T. Hert Dies Suddenly Of Apoplexy. Republican National Committeeman From Kentucky Stricken in Washington Hotel". The New York Times. June 8, 1921. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ^ a b "Alvin Tobias Hert". Kentucky Educational Television. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ^ a b c "Alvin T. Hert Died Suddenly Of Apoplexy". Bloomfield News. June 9, 1921.
- ^ "Alvin T. Hert, Leader Of Men, Dies Suddenly". Chicago Tribune. June 8, 1921. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ^ "Alvin T. Hert Buried. Funeral Services Held Under Trees at Politician's Country Home". The New York Times. June 11, 1921. Retrieved 2015-03-13.