1. Irwin Hood "Ike" Hoover served as the White House Chief Usher from 1904 to 1933, his death.
13 Facts About Ike Hoover
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Ike Hoover served in the White House for 42 years and as Usher for 29 years, and both records remain unbroken as of 2021.
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Irwin "Ike" Hoover was born in Washington, DC, the son of a grocer.
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Ike Hoover became an employee of the Edison Electric Company, and was sent to the White House on May 6,1891, to install the first electric lights and an electric bell system in the executive mansion.
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In 1904, Ike Hoover accepted a position as an usher at the White House.
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Ike Hoover was appointed Chief Usher by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1909.
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Ike Hoover served as Chief Usher until his death in 1933.
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Ike Hoover oversaw the planning for the weddings of Alice Roosevelt, Eleanor Wilson, and Jessie Wilson, presidential daughters who were all married at the White House.
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When President Woodrow Wilson traveled to France for peace negotiations at the end of World War I, Ike Hoover traveled with him and controlled the staff and household operations in the palaces where Wilson stayed.
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Ike Hoover died suddenly at his home in Washington, DC, of a heart attack on the evening of September 14,1933.
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Ike Hoover's death was reported on the front page of The Washington Post the next day.
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President Franklin D Roosevelt offered the use of the White House for Hoover's funeral, but the Hoover family declined the offer.
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Ike Hoover was survived by his wife, Hattie Mary Hoover, and his son and daughter.