Philip Hoff
| Philip H. Hoff | |
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| 73rd Governor of Vermont | |
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In office January 10, 1963 – January 9, 1969 |
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| Lieutenant |
Ralph Foote John Daley |
| Preceded by | Ray Keyser |
| Succeeded by | Deane Davis |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1961–1963 |
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| Member of the Vermont Senate | |
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In office 1983–1989 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Philip Henderson Hoff June 29, 1924 Turners Falls, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Brower |
| Alma mater |
Williams College (B.A.) Cornell Law School (LL.B.) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Philip Henderson Hoff (born June 29, 1924) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont where he served as the 73rd Governor of Vermont from 1963 to 1969. At the time of his election, he was the first Democrat elected governor of Vermont in 108 years, and only the second ever.
Hoff was born in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. His father worked in the insurance industry and served two terms in the Massachusetts General Court. Philip was a star high school football player, scoring the winning touchdown in Turners Falls High School's 1942 annual game against rival Greenfield High School.
Hoff attended Williams College, where he studied English, but postponed graduation for two years in order to serve in World War II. He saw combat action during World War II aboard the submarine, USS Sea Dog, in the South Pacific theatre. Hoff met his wife, Joan Brower, during his naval service and they were married in 1948. At the time, she was a student at Connecticut College. Hoff returned to Williams after the war and graduated cum laude in 1948. He later attended Cornell Law School, graduating in 1951. The Hoffs moved to Burlington, Vermont in 1951. Hoff began a law practice, and also became involved in local politics as a Democrat.
Hoff was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1960, and in 1962, was elected Vermont's first Democratic governor since 1854 by virtue of his energetic campaign and the popularity of President John F. Kennedy. He was reelected in 1964 and 1966 and pioneered unprecedented environmental, development, and social welfare programs, including the creation of the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women. Concerned about racial justice, he joined with New York Mayor John Lindsay to co-found the Vermont-New York Youth Project, which brought minority students from the city together with Vermont students to work on joint summer projects at several Vermont colleges. According to the Boston Globe, the program, which temporarily doubled Vermont's black population, "uncovered some latent bigotry that had not been visible before."
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