Marion Herbert Hoover was born on April 29, 1891,[citation needed] in Pickaway County, Ohio.
[2] In 1926, he declared his intention to run for Ohio State Treasurer, but failed to get the Republican nomination.
In 1934 and 1936, Hoover ran for an at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the Republican party primary.
[citation needed] In 1940, Hoover unsuccessfully ran for Ohio State Auditor.
However, Hoover's petitions failed to meet state election standards when many of the signatures were ruled unacceptable.
It is rumored that Hoover challenged the popular, four-term incumbent in retaliation for the civil service rules that had cost him his pension office job.