Charles Henry Hardin

Charles Henry Hardin (born July 15, 1820 in Trimble County , Kentucky , † July 29, 1892 in Mexico , Missouri ) was an American politician and from 1875 to 1877 the 22nd governor of Missouri.

Early years

Charles Hardin attended Indiana University , Miami University, and Oxford College in Ohio . After completing a law degree, he was admitted to the bar in 1843. Between 1848 and 1852 he was an attorney in the Missouri Second Judicial District.

Political career

Hardin was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1852, 1854, and 1858 . In 1855 he was a member of a committee to revise the state laws. Between 1860 and 1862 and again from 1872 to 1874 he was a member of the State Senate . When the American Civil War broke out , he sympathized with the Confederation and advocated Missouri's exit from the Union, which was not carried out. Because of this attitude, he fell into political sideline at times in the 1860s. Towards the end of the decade, however, he managed to return to the political stage with his Democratic Party . On November 5, 1874, he was elected the new governor of his state.

Hardin took up his new office on January 12, 1875. During his two-year tenure, a new state constitution came into force and the city of St. Louis was removed from the county of the same name. Otherwise, his term of office passed without any particular incident. It ended on February 8, 1877.

Another résumé

After the end of his tenure, Hardin withdrew from politics. He founded a girls' school in Mexico, Missouri. He also died in this city on July 29, 1892. He was married to Mary Barr Jenkins.

literature

Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 2, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

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personal data
SURNAME	Hardin, Charles Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	July 15, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH	Trimble County , Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH	July 29, 1892
Place of death	Mexico , Missouri