Background
Hoeven, Charles Bernard was born on March 30, 1895 in Hospers, Iowa, United States. Son of Gerrit and Lena (Weiland) Hoeven.
Hoeven, Charles Bernard was born on March 30, 1895 in Hospers, Iowa, United States. Son of Gerrit and Lena (Weiland) Hoeven.
Bachelor of Arts, Iowa State University, 1920, Bachelor of Laws, College of Law, 1922. Doctor of Laws, Westmar College, 1956.
Admitted to Iowa bar, 1922. Practiced in Alton; county attorney, Sioux County, 1925-1937.
Member of Iowa State Senate, 1937-1941, president pro tem, 1939-1941. Member 78th-87th Congresses, 8th District Iowa. Served as sergeant Company Doctorate., 350th Infantry, 88th Division, and with Intelligence Section, 1st Battalion, American Expeditionary Force, World War I.
Member Sioux County, 21st Judicial, and Iowa State Bar Associations, Phi Alpha Delta.
Mason.; Club: Rotary of Alton (honorary).
Married Velma Ruth Pike, May 19, 1928. Children: Pauline Ruth Marshall, Charles Pike.