Archibald C. Hart

Archibald Chapman Hart (born February 27, 1873 in Lennoxville , Québec , Canada , † July 24, 1935 in Teaneck , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1912 and 1917 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives twice .

Career

In 1882, Archibald Hart first came to New York City with his parents . Two years later the family moved to Hackensack , where he attended public schools. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1896, he began to work in this profession in Hackensack. During the Spanish-American War of 1898 he served in a volunteer unit from New Jersey. He then served in the New Jersey National Guard for four years . Hart later worked as a banker, publisher and in the real estate industry. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . In July 1908 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Denver , where William Jennings Bryan was nominated for the third time as a presidential candidate.

After the resignation of Congressman William Hughes , Hart was elected at the by-election for the sixth seat of New Jersey as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on November 5, 1912. Since he was no longer nominated by his party in the regular elections of 1912 , he could only end the current legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1913 . After the death of Lewis J. Martin , who was elected as his successor in 1912 , Hart was re-elected to Congress in a by-election. After a re-election, he was able to exercise his mandate in the US House of Representatives between July 22, 1913 and March 3, 1917 this time. In 1916, he decided not to run again.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Archibald Hart practiced again as a lawyer. He also resumed his other previous activities. Between 1920 and 1930 he served as a prosecutor in Bergen County . He died on July 24, 1935 in Teaneck and was buried in Hackensack.

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SURNAME	Hart, Archibald C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hart, Archibald Chapman (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	February 27, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lennoxville , Canada
DATE OF DEATH	July 24, 1935
Place of death	Teaneck , New Jersey