O. P. Hoff Politician

Ole P. Hoff (May 17, 1853 – March 18, 1924) was a Norwegian-American Republican politician and the first commissioner of labor in the U.S. state of Oregon. Hoff was the sole employee of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Inspector of Factories and Workshops (now the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries) when he was appointed commissioner after the bureau's creation by the state legislature on June 2, 1903. He served as Labor Commissioner until 1919, when he became the Oregon State Treasurer. He died in office on March 18, 1924.

Personal facts

O. P. Hoff
Birth dateMay 17, 1853
Birth place
Hadeland
Date of deathMarch 18, 1924
Place of death
Oregon

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Politician

officeCommissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
party
Republican Party (United States)
successor
Charles H. Gram
Jefferson Myers

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