Silas Hare
Silas Hare | |
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![]() FromThe San Francisco Call,February 9, 1902 | |
United States Congressman Texas 5th Congressional District | |
In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | |
Preceded by | James W. Throckmorton |
Succeeded by | Joseph W. Bailey |
Texas Criminal Court District Judge Dallas County,Collin County,Grayson County | |
In office 1873–1876 | |
Chief Justice Confederate States of America New Mexico | |
In office 1862–1862 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ross County, Ohio,US | November 13, 1827
Died | November 26, 1908 Washington, D.C.,US | (aged 81)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Octavia Elizabeth Rector
Mary Louise Kennedy
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Children | Luther Rector Silas Jr Winnie Henry George Eula Unnamed infant |
Profession | Lawyer |
Silas Hare(November 13, 1827 – November 26, 1908)[1]was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as aU.S. RepresentativefromTexasfrom 1887 to 1891.
Early years
[edit]Silas Hare Sr. was born inRoss County, Ohio,to Jacob and Elizabeth Freshour Hare on November 13, 1827, and lived the first fourteen years of his life with his grandfather Daniel Hare. His father died in 1835, and in 1841, Hare rejoined his mother and other family members inHamilton County, Indiana,near Noblesville, where he attended common and private schools.[2]He studied law in Noblesville, and was admitted to the Indiana Bar Association in 1850 and commenced practice inNoblesville, Indiana.
Hare moved toBelton, Texas,in 1853 where he continued the practice of law. In 1852, Hare began traveling to improve his health. He visited Mexico, Central America, Hawaii (at that time, the Sandwich Islands), Oregon.[3]
Military service
[edit]Hare served during theMexican–American Warin the1st Indiana Volunteers1846 and 1847. At theBattle of Buena Vista,Hare was wounded by a lance.[3]
During theCivil WarHare served as acaptainin theConfederate States Army.[4]He was appointed quartermaster, and later attained the rank ofmajorin 1863, with the First Regiment of the Arizona Brigade stationed in Texas.
Public service
[edit]He served as Chief justice of New Mexico in 1862 under the Confederate Government. Hare settled inSherman, Texas,in 1865 and resumed the practice of law. He served as district judge of the criminal court 1873–1876. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1884.
Congress
[edit]Hare was elected as aDemocratto theFiftiethandFifty-firstCongresses (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1890.[5]
Later career
[edit]In 1890, Hare resumed the practice of law inWashington, D.C.[3]
Personal life
[edit]In 1849, he married Octavia Elizabeth Rector ofCircleville, Ohio.The couple had seven children:West PointcadetLuther Rector;[2][6]Silas Jr who followed his father in public service;[7]in addition to Winnie, Henry, George, Eula, and one child who died in infancy. Octavia died June 5, 1890.>
In 1903, the 76-year-old Hare married for a second time to 66-year-old Mary Louise Kennedy in a secret ceremony inBaltimore, Maryland,taking his friends by surprise. The elopement left theNew York Timesspeculating about the honeymoon,"They have not returned, and the ex-Congressman's friends have no idea where they are."[8]
Death
[edit]Silas Hare died in Washington, D.C., on November 26, 1908.[9]
Mary Louise Kennedy Hare died November 3, 1912.[10]
References
[edit]- ^"Ex-Congressman Silas Hare".The New York Times.28 November 1908.
- ^abTrissal, Francis M (2010).Public Men of Indiana(reprint ed.). Nabu Press. p. 215.ISBN978-1-146-85976-9.
- ^abcDouglas, Elizabeth Blair:Silas Harefrom theHandbook of TexasOnline.Retrieved 5 July 2010.Texas State Historical Association
- ^Adkins-Rochette, Patricia."Arizona Brigade in North Texas".Retrieved5 July2010.
- ^Guttery, Ben (2008).Representing Texas: a Comprehensive History of U.S. and Confederate Senators and Representatives from Texas.BookSurge Publishing. p. 78.ISBN978-1-4196-7884-4.
- ^Meketa, Raymond Thomas:Luther Rector Harefrom theHandbook of TexasOnline.Retrieved 5 July 2010.Texas State Historical Association
- ^Douglas, Elizabeth Blair:Silas Hare Jrfrom theHandbook of TexasOnline.Retrieved 5 July 2010.Texas State Historical Association
- ^"Ex-Congressman Hare Weds".The New York Times.31 December 1903.
- ^"Ex-Congressman Silas Hare",The New York Times(November 28, 1908), p. 9.
- ^"Mrs. Mary Louise Kennedy Hare".The New York Times.5 November 1912.
Sources
[edit]- United States Congress."Silas Hare (id: H000203)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporatespublic domain materialfrom theBiographical Directory of the United States Congress
- 1827 births
- 1907 deaths
- People from Noblesville, Indiana
- People from Ross County, Ohio
- People from Sherman, Texas
- Confederate States Army officers
- American military personnel of the Mexican–American War
- People of Texas in the American Civil War
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas
- 19th-century American legislators
- Military personnel from Texas