Background
Hoover, William H. was born on April 20, 1889 in Lodi, Ohio, United States. Son of Benjamin F. and Claudia I. (Crawford) Hoover.
Hoover, William H. was born on April 20, 1889 in Lodi, Ohio, United States. Son of Benjamin F. and Claudia I. (Crawford) Hoover.
Bachelor of Arts, Wooster University, Wooster, O., 1909, Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1913.
M. (adopted). Admitted to Montana Barometer 1914, and in general practice Great Falls, Montana, until 1936. President First National Bank, Great Falls.
1933-1936.
Western general counsel Anaconda Copper Mining Company, 1936-1943, general counsel, 1942, vice-president and general counsel 1943-1949, president since 1949, director since 1947. General counsel Montana Power Company, 1936.
Served as a private in the United States Army, World War I. Director of the National City Bank of New York, The First National Bank of Great Falls, Montana Power Company, Anaconda Wire & Cable Company, Andes Copper Mining Company, Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway Company, Butte Water Company, Chile Copper Company, Chile Exploration Company, Chile Steamship Company, Incorporated., Green Cananea Conner Company, International Smelting and Refining Company, The American Brass Company. Delegate to the republican National Covention, 1924. Member Great Falls Chamber of Commerce (president).
American Bar Association, Montana Bar Association, National Association Manufacturers.
Clubs: Kiwanis International (district governor).
Married Grace M. Young, June 15, 1915.