Alvin Tobias Hert

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][2][3][4]

Alvin Tobias Hert
Hert in 1916
Born(1865-04-08)April 8, 1865
DiedJune 7, 1921(1921-06-07) (aged 56)
Known forMayor of Brazil, Indiana
Spouse(s)Sallie Aley (18631948)

Biography

He was born on April 8, 1865 in Owensburg, Indiana to William Hert and Isabel Owen.[4]

On November 20, 1893, he married Sallie Aley (1863-1948).[1] He became the mayor of Brazil, Indiana in 1895.[3]

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.[2]

He died on June 7, 1921, in Washington, DC.[5][2] He was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.[6][1]

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.[4]

References

  1. "Alvin Tobias Hert (1865-1921)". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  2. "Alvin T. Hert Dies Suddenly Of Apoplexy. Republican National Committeeman From Kentucky Stricken in Washington Hotel". The New York Times. June 8, 1921. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  3. "Alvin Tobias Hert". Kentucky Educational Television. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  4. "Alvin T. Hert Died Suddenly Of Apoplexy". Bloomfield News. June 9, 1921.
  5. "Alvin T. Hert, Leader Of Men, Dies Suddenly". Chicago Tribune. June 8, 1921. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  6. "Alvin T. Hert Buried. Funeral Services Held Under Trees at Politician's Country Home". The New York Times. June 11, 1921. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
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