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Leighton A. Hope (December 9, 1921 – February 14, 1998) was an American politician from New York. ==Life== He was born on December 9, 1921, in Washington, D.C., the son of Claude Allison Hope (1893–1970).〔(''CLAUDE HOPE, 77, RETIRED LAWYER'' ) in the ''New York Times'' on November 14, 1970 (subscription required)〕 He attended Taft School. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army Air Force. He graduated from DePauw University in 1946. In 1950, he moved to Cortland, New York, and operated radio station WKRT there. He also entered politics as a Republican. He married Polly Pierce Gochenour (born 1924), and they had three sons. Hope was a member of the New York State Senate (46th D.) from 1963 to 1965, sitting in the 174th and 175th New York State Legislatures. On January 8, 1966, he was appointed as Secretary of the New York State Department of Conservation. Afterwards he was a Deputy New York State Park Commissioner. He died on February 14, 1998.〔("HOPE, LEIGHTON A." ) at Social Security Info〕 The Hope Lake in Virgil, New York, was named in his honor.〔("Hope Lake" ) at I Love the Finger Lakes〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leighton A. Hope」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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