oss ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁Governor ▁I . ▁L . ▁P atter son ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁his ▁personal ▁secretary . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁Sam ▁A . ▁K oz er ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Oregon ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State . ▁Oregon ▁Governor ▁I . ▁L . ▁P atter son ▁appointed ▁the ▁Republican ▁H oss ▁on ▁that ▁same ▁day ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁remaining ▁term ▁of ▁K oz er . ▁H oss ▁then ▁won ▁election ▁to ▁a ▁full ▁four - year ▁term ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁and ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁to ▁a ▁second ▁four - year ▁term . ▁While ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁term , ▁his ▁office ▁created ▁the ▁Oper ations ▁Division ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁began ▁to ▁require ▁testing ▁to ▁ac quire ▁a ▁driver ' s ▁license . ▁Hal ▁E ld en ▁H oss ▁died ▁in ▁office ▁on ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Form er ▁home ▁Governor ▁Nor bl ad ' s ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁annual ▁message ▁ ▁Category : Secret aries ▁of ▁State ▁of ▁Oregon ▁Category : 1 8 9 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 4 ▁death s ▁Category : J ournal ists ▁from ▁Port land , ▁Oregon ▁Category : O regon ▁Republic ans ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Arch du ch