John Henry Hobart Haws

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John Henry Hobart Haws (* 1809 in New York City , † January 27, 1858 ibid) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1851 and 1853 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Henry Hobart Haws was born in New York City about three years before the outbreak of the British-American War . In 1827 he graduated from Columbia College (now Columbia University ) in New York City. He studied law and began practicing law after receiving his license. Politically, he was a member of the Whig Party . In the congressional elections of 1850 Haws was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Walter Underhill on March 4, 1851 . In 1852 he suffered a defeat in his re-election and resigned from Congress on March 3, 1853 . He died on January 27, 1858 in New York City and was buried in St. Stephen's Cemetery . His body, however, was reburied in Green-Wood Cemetery in 1866 .

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SURNAME Haws, John Henry Hobart
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH January 27, 1858
Place of death New York City