Rufus Hardy

Rufus Hardy

Rufus Hardy (born December 16, 1855 in Aberdeen , Monroe County , Mississippi , †  March 13, 1943 in Corsicana , Texas ) was an American politician . Between 1907 and 1923 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Rufus Hardy attended private schools in Mississippi and Texas. After studying law at the University of Georgia in Athens and his admission to the bar in 1875, he began to work in this profession in Navasota (Texas). In 1878 he moved to Corsicana. Hardy was a district attorney in Navarro County from 1880 to 1884 . He was then until 1888 prosecutor in the 13th judicial district of Texas. From 1888 to 1896 he was a district judge. Then he practiced again as a private lawyer. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the 1906 congressional election , Hardy was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Texas , where he succeeded Scott Field on March 4, 1907 . After seven re-elections, he was able to complete eight legislative terms in Congress by March 4, 1923 . During this time the First World War fell . In addition, the 16th , 17th , 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified between 1913 and 1920 . From 1911 to 1919, Hardy was chairman of the Naval Department's Expenditure Control Committee.

In 1922 Rufus Hardy declined to run again. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he worked as a lawyer again. He died on March 13, 1943 in Corsicana, where he was also buried.

Web links

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• Rufus Hardy in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Rufus Hardy in the database of Find a Grave (English)