Hugh S. Hersman

Hugh S. Hersman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 8th district
In office March 4, 1919 – December 15, 1921
Preceded by	Everis A. Hayes
Succeeded by	Arthur M. Free
Personal details
Born	(1872-07-08)July 8, 1872 Port Deposit, Maryland
Died	March 7, 1954(1954-03-07) (aged 81) San Francisco, California
Resting place	Nottingham Cemetery, Colora, Maryland
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	Southwestern Presbyterian University
Occupation	Banker

Hugh Steel Hersman (July 8, 1872 – March 7, 1954) was an American banker, businessman, and politician who served 3 terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1915 to 1921.

Biography

Born in Port Deposit, Maryland, Hersman moved to California with his parents, who settled in Berkeley in 1881. He attended the public schools in California. He was graduated from the Southwestern Presbyterian University, Tennessee, in 1893. He studied at the University of California at Berkeley in 1897 and 1898.

He served as president of the First National Bank, Gilroy, California, from 1914 to 1918, and served as officer and director of various corporations.

Congress

Hersman was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921). He was an unsuccessful for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress, losing the election to Republican Arthur M. Free.

Later career and death

He served as member of the board of directors of the American Trust Co., Gilroy, California. He died in San Francisco, California, March 7, 1954. He was interred in Nottingham Cemetery, Colora, Maryland.

Electoral history

References

• United States Congress. "Hugh S. Hersman (id: H000546)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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