Background
Hoddinott, Ira Seymour was born on July 11, 1897 in Medina, Ohio, United States. Son of Sidney Herbert and Marta Grace (Bennett) Hoddinott.
Hoddinott, Ira Seymour was born on July 11, 1897 in Medina, Ohio, United States. Son of Sidney Herbert and Marta Grace (Bennett) Hoddinott.
Student, Hiram College, 1920; Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University, 1922.
Company agricultural agent, Belmont Company, 1922-1927; company agricultural agent, Franklin Company, Columbus, Ohio., 1928-1929; assistant professor agricultural economics, dair marketing expert, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1929-1931; with, Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, Newark, from 1931; vice president, Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, Newark, from 1950; resident vice president in charge, National Farm Loan Office, Ames, Iowa., from 1954.
Mayor Borough of Chatham, New Jersey, 1945-1949. Second lieutenant infantry United States Army, World War I. Member National Farm Chemurgic Council, American Farm Economics Association, National Agricultural Credit Committee, Ohio State University Association, Ohio Society New York, Rotary, Alpha Zeta.
Married Annabel Lois Cole, June 23, 1923. Children: Herbert, Richard Lee.