Joseph Oliva HUOT, Congress, NH (1917-1983)

HUOT, Joseph Oliva, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Laconia, Belknap County, N.H., August 11, 1917; educated at Sacred Heart Parochial School and Laconia High School; supervisor in tabulating department of a manufacturer of knitting machines 1935-1956; member of Laconia Board of Education 1953-1959; advertising manager of newspaper 1956-1964; general manager of a weekly newspaper 1959-1964; served as mayor of Laconia 1959-1963; Democratic candidate for Congress in 1962; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1964; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth Congress (January 3, 1965-January 3, 1967); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1966 to the Ninetieth Congress; was a resident of Laconia, N.H., until his death there August 5, 1983; interment in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present