Joe Hendricks
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Joseph Edward Hendricks (September 24, 1903 - October 20, 1974) was a United States Representative from Florida
. He was born at Lake Butler, Florida
where he attended the rural schools and Montverde School. He also attended Stetson University
in De Land, Florida and graduated with an undergraduate degree in 1930 and a graduate degree from its law department in 1934. Hendricks was admitted to the bar in 1934 and commenced practice in De Land, Florida.
Hendricks was an attorney for the legal tax survey of Florida in 1934. He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1937-January 3, 1949) and was not a candidate for renomination in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress. After leaving Congress, he was president of Hendricks Homes, Inc. and chairman of the Planning Board, Plant City, Florida
. He was also a member of the County Planning Commission, Hillsborough County, Florida
. He resided in Plant City, Florida until his death in Lakeland, Florida in 1974. He was buried in Lakeland Memorial Cemetery.
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. He was born at Lake Butler, Florida
Lake Butler, Florida
Lake Butler, Florida may refer to the following places:* Lake Butler, Orange County, Florida* Lake Butler, Union County, Florida...
where he attended the rural schools and Montverde School. He also attended Stetson University
Stetson University
Stetson University is a private university with four colleges and schools located across the I-4 corridor in Central Florida. The primary undergraduate campus is located in DeLand, Florida, USA. In the 2012 U.S...
in De Land, Florida and graduated with an undergraduate degree in 1930 and a graduate degree from its law department in 1934. Hendricks was admitted to the bar in 1934 and commenced practice in De Land, Florida.
Hendricks was an attorney for the legal tax survey of Florida in 1934. He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1937-January 3, 1949) and was not a candidate for renomination in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress. After leaving Congress, he was president of Hendricks Homes, Inc. and chairman of the Planning Board, Plant City, Florida
Plant City, Florida
Plant City is a city in Hillsborough County, Florida, in the United States, approximately midway between Brandon and Lakeland along Interstate 4. The population was 34,721 at the 2010 census....
. He was also a member of the County Planning Commission, Hillsborough County, Florida
Hillsborough County, Florida
As of the census of 2000, there were 998,948 people, 391,357 households, and 255,164 families residing in the county. The population density was 951 people per square mile . There were 425,962 housing units at an average density of 405 per square mile...
. He resided in Plant City, Florida until his death in Lakeland, Florida in 1974. He was buried in Lakeland Memorial Cemetery.