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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—AlabamaRichmond Pearson HOBSON
(1870-1937)
HOBSON, Richmond Pearson,
a Representative from Alabama; born in Greensboro, Hale County,
Ala., August 17, 1870; attended private schools and Southern
University; was graduated from the United States Naval Academy in
1889 and from the French National School of Naval Design at Paris
in 1893; served in the United States Navy from 1885 until 1903;
special representative of the Navy Department to the Buffalo
Exposition in 1901 and to the Charleston Exposition in 1901 and
1902; naval architect, author, and lecturer; elected as a Democrat
to the Sixtieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4,
1907-March 3, 1915); unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1916
to the Sixty-fifth Congress; moved to Los Angeles, Calif., and
later to New York City; organized the American Alcohol Education
Association in 1921 and served as general secretary; organized the
International Narcotic Education Association in 1923 and served as
president; organized the World Conference on Narcotic Education in
1926 and served as secretary general and as chairman of the board
of governors; founder of the World Narcotic Defense Association in
1927, serving as president; awarded the Congressional Medal of
Honor in 1933 for sinking the collier Merrimac in 1898; was
made a rear admiral by act of Congress in 1934; founder and
president of the Constitutional Democracy Association in 1935; died
in New York City March 16, 1937; interment in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Bibliography
Pittman, Walter E. Navalist and Progressive: The Life of
Richmond P. Hobson. Manhattan, KS: MA/AH Publishing, 1981;
Rosenfeld, Harvey. Richmond Pearson Hobson: Naval Hero of
Magnolia Grove. Las Cruces, NM: Yucca Tree Press, 2000.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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