25 Facts About Darlington Hoopes

Darlington Hoopes was an American politician and lawyer who served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a member of the Socialist Party of America.

Darlington Hoopes served as chairman of the Socialist Party of America from 1946 to 1968.

Darlington Hoopes ran for multiple offices with the Socialist nomination and served in multiple position within the Socialist Party; with him later becoming chairman of the party.

Darlington Hoopes served as the Socialist Party's vice-presidential nominee during the 1944 presidential election and as the party's presidential nominee during the 1952 and 1956 presidential elections.

Darlington Hoopes conducted the last presidential campaigns of the Socialist Party of America.

Darlington Hoopes briefly joined the Social Democratic Federation in the 1930s before returning to the Socialist Party and later joined the Socialist Party USA after the dissolution of the Socialist Party.

Darlington Hoopes was born on September 11,1896, in LaVale, Maryland, to Quaker parents.

Darlington Hoopes graduated from the George School in 1913, and attended the University of Wisconsin School of Agriculture.

Darlington Hoopes was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar Association in 1921.

Darlington Hoopes married Hazelette Miller, with whom he had three children.

Darlington Hoopes ran to be the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Berks County, Pennsylvania, with the Socialist nomination in 1927,1929, and 1957.

Darlington Hoopes served as the Socialist nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania during the 1946 elections.

Darlington Hoopes became a member of the Socialist Party of America in 1914.

Darlington Hoopes served as a member of the national Socialist executive committee during the 1930s.

Darlington Hoopes served as chairman of the Socialist Party of America from 1946 to 1968.

Darlington Hoopes remained with the state organization outside of any national organization.

Darlington Hoopes was reelected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1932 and 1934.

Darlington Hoopes ran for reelection in 1936, but lost in the general election.

Darlington Hoopes sought election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1938, but lost.

On June 4,1944, Darlington Hoopes was selected unanimously as the vice-presidential running mate to Norman Thomas, who was seeking the presidency for the fifth time.

Darlington Hoopes was chosen as the party's presidential nominee after Thomas announced that he would not seek the party's presidential nomination again.

Darlington Hoopes was the last member of the Socialist Party to appear on the ballot in Maine until a candidate of the Socialist Party USA appeared on the ballot for a seat in the Maine Senate in the 2018 election.

From 1957 to 1962, Darlington Hoopes served as president of the Pennsylvania Equal Rights Council.

Darlington Hoopes served as president of the Berks County Bar Association from 1961 to 1962.

On September 25,1989, Darlington Hoopes died in a nursing home in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania of natural causes.