Michael J. Hart

Michael James Hart (born July 16, 1877 in Waterloo , Québec , Canada , †  February 14, 1951 in Saginaw , Michigan ) was an American politician . Between 1931 and 1935 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1880, Michael Hart and his parents came to the United States, where the family settled in Saginaw County , Michigan. He attended public schools in his new home, including a business school. From 1896 to 1898 he worked as a teacher in Saginaw County. After that he worked in agriculture. From 1920 on, he was also involved in the packaging and shipping of agricultural products.

Politically, Hart became a member of the Democratic Party . In 1930 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress . After the death of the House of Representatives Bird J. Vincent , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC when he was due for election to the eighth seat of Michigan , where he took up his new mandate on November 3, 1931. After a re-election in the regular elections of 1932 , he could remain in Congress until January 3, 1935. During this time, the first of the Federal Government's New Deal laws were passed under President Franklin D. Roosevelt . In 1932, Hart was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago , where Roosevelt was first nominated as the party's presidential candidate.

In 1934, 1936 and 1942 Hart applied unsuccessfully to remain or return to Congress. Otherwise, he resumed his previous activities. From 1935 to 1937 he also ran a brewery. Michael Hart died on February 14, 1951 in Saginaw.

Web links

• Michael J. Hart in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)