John Hardy (politician)

John Hardy (born September 19, 1835 in Scotland , † December 9, 1913 in New York City ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1881 and 1885 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Hardy was born in Scotland in the final year of the reign of William IV , King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover . The Hardy family immigrated to the United States in 1839 and settled in New York City. He attended public schools there and graduated from City College of New York in 1853 . Hardy studied law . He received his license in 1861 and then began practicing in New York City. In 1861 he sat in the New York State Assembly and in 1863, 1864 and between 1867 and 1869 on the Board of Aldermen of New York City. He served as a clerk in the Common Council in 1870 and 1871 and as chief clerk in the mayor's office in 1877 and 1878 . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

He was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in a by-election on December 5, 1881 in the ninth electoral district of New York to fill the vacancy created by the death of Fernando Wood . After a successful re-election, he suffered a defeat in 1884 and resigned from Congress on March 3, 1885 .

After his time in Congress, he practiced law in New York City again. He died there on December 9, 1913 and was then buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn .

Web links

• John Hardy in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• John Hardy in the database of Find a Grave (English)