John H. Hoeppel

John Henry Hoeppel (February 10, 1881 – September 21, 1976) was an American World War I veteran who served as a U.S. Representative from California.

He enlisted in the United States Army on July 27, 1898, and served successively as private, corporal, and sergeant until 1921, with service in France during the First World War.

He was an unsuccessful Prohibition candidate for election in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress, losing to future U.S. President Richard Nixon.

Hoeppel died in Arcadia on September 21, 1976, and is buried in Resurrection Cemetery, San Gabriel, California.

[2] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress