Herman P. Goebel Explained

Herman P. Goebel
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State:Ohio
District:2nd
Term Start:March 4, 1903
Term End:March 3, 1911
Preceded:Jacob H. Bromwell
Succeeded:Alfred G. Allen
State House2:Ohio
District2:Hamilton County
Term Start2:January 3, 1876
Term End2:January 6, 1878
Preceded2:ten others
Succeeded2:nine others
Alongside2:nine others
Birth Date:5 April 1853
Birth Place:Cincinnati, Ohio
Death Place:Cincinnati, Ohio
Restingplace:Spring Grove Cemetery
Alma Mater:Cincinnati Law School
Party:Republican

Herman Philip Goebel (April 5, 1853  - May 4, 1930) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1903 to 1911.

Early life

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Goebel attended public schools.He was graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1872.

Career

He was admitted to the bar in 1874 and commenced practice in Cincinnati. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1875 and 1876. He served as judge of the probate court of Hamilton County 1884–1890.

Goebel was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1903  - March 4, 1911). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress.

He engaged in the practice of his profession until his death.

Personal life

Goebel died in Cincinnati, on May 4, 1930. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery.