Herman Toll

Herman Toll
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 6th district
In office
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963
Preceded byHugh Scott
Succeeded byGeorge M. Rhodes
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967
Preceded byRobert N. C. Nix, Sr.
Succeeded byJoshua Eilberg
Personal details
Born(1907-03-15)March 15, 1907
Boguslav, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
DiedJuly 26, 1967(1967-07-26) (aged 60)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Rep. Herman Toll (D-PA), standing center with fellow Pennsylvania congressmen, meets with President John F. Kennedy, May 18, 1961

Herman Toll (March 15, 1907 – July 26, 1967) was an American politician who served Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1967. A member of the Democratic Party, he supported the civil rights movement, and sponsored legislation to create several federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Urban Affairs and Housing.[1]

  1. ^ Obituary, New York Times, July 28, 1967