Alvin Tobias Hert Explained

Alvin Hert
Birth Name:Alvin Tobias Hert
Birth Date:8 April 1865
Birth Place:Owensburg, Indiana, U.S.
Death Place:Washington, D.C., U.S.
Restingplace:Cave Hill Cemetery
Party:Republican

Alvin Tobias Hert (April 8, 1865  - June 7, 1921) was the mayor of Brazil, Indiana, in 1895. He was the warden of the Indiana Reformatory in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1902. In 1902 he was named president of the American Creosoting Company. He was a committeeman representing Kentucky at the 1916 Republican National Convention.[1]

Biography

He was born on April 8, 1865, in Owensburg, Indiana, to William Hert and Isabel Owen.[2]

On November 20, 1893, he married Sallie Aley (1863–1948). He became the mayor of Brazil, Indiana, in 1895.[1]

He was the warden of the Indiana Reformatory in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1902. He then moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where he became president of the American Creosoting Company.

He died on June 7, 1921, in Washington, D.C.[3] [4] He was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.[5] [6]

Memberships

Pendennis Club of Louisville, Kentucky, Audubon Club of Louisville, Kentucky Club and River Valley Club of Louisville, Kentucky; Union League Club of Chicago, and Columbia Club of Indianapolis, Indiana. He was a Knight Templar Mason.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alvin Tobias Hert . 2015-03-13 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402170503/http://www.ket.org/cgi-local/fw_louisvillelife.exe/db/ket/dmps/Programs?do=topic&topicid=LOUL110105&id=LOUL . 2015-04-02 . dead .
  2. News: Alvin T. Hert Died Suddenly Of Apoplexy . . June 9, 1921 .
  3. News: Alvin T. Hert, Leader Of Men, Dies Suddenly . . June 8, 1921 . 2015-03-13 .
  4. News: Alvin T. Hert Dies Suddenly Of Apoplexy. Republican National Committeeman From Kentucky Stricken in Washington Hotel . . June 8, 1921 . 2015-03-13 .
  5. News: Alvin T. Hert Buried. Funeral Services Held Under Trees at Politician's Country Home . . June 11, 1921 . 2015-03-13 .
  6. Web site: Alvin Tobias Hert (1865-1921) . 2015-03-13 . .