Richard William Hoffman (December 23, 1893 – July 6, 1975) was a

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. Born in

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, Hoffman was a veteran of the First World War. He engaged in the printing and publishing business. He owned and operated radio stations in

. He served as president of the board of education of J. Sterling Morton High School and Junior College 1933-1936 and 1939–1948. Hoffman was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1956 to the Eighty-fifth Congress. He resumed former business activities. He resided in

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. He died in

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, July 6, 1975. He was interred in

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1893 births Military personnel from Illinois 1975 deaths Burials at Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago American military personnel of World War I Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois People from Riverside, Illinois 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives {{Illinois-Representative-stub