James H. Hawley

James Henry Hawley (born January 17, 1847 in Dubuque , Iowa , † August 3, 1929 in Boise , Idaho ) was an American politician and governor of the state of Idaho from 1911 to 1913 .

Career

James Hawley came to California as a teenager , where he attended San Francisco College as well as temporarily working in the mining industry. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in his new profession in Hailey . He became a member of the Democratic Party . In 1870 and 1874 he was elected to the Territorial House of Representatives.

Between 1885 and 1889 he was a federal attorney in the Idaho Territory . From 1903 to 1905 he was Mayor of Boise City. After the murder of the former governor Frank Steunenberg , he was one of the prosecuting prosecutors in the trial against the perpetrator. Some union representatives were also charged with complicity, but were acquitted for lack of evidence. In 1910, Hawley was elected the new governor of his state.

Hawley began his two-year term on January 2, 1911. During this time four new counties were founded, the prohibition laws were tightened and the state constitution was reformed. He ran for re-election, but was defeated by Republican John M. Haines and was then back to the bar. In 1920 he published four volumes on Idaho's history. James Hawley died in August 1929. He had eight children with his wife, Mary E. Bullock.

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SURNAME	Hawley, James H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hawley, James Henry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 17, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dubuque , Iowa
DATE OF DEATH	August 3, 1929
Place of death	Boise , Idaho