Alexander M. Hardy | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | John L. Bretz |
| Succeeded by | Robert W. Miers |
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| Born | (1847-12-16)December 16, 1847 Simcoe,Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | August 31, 1927(1927-08-31) (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Tonopah Cemetery. |
| Political party | Republican |
Alexander Merrill Hardy (December 16, 1847 – August 31, 1927) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as aU.S. Representative fromIndiana from 1895 to 1897.
Born inSimcoe,Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada, Hardy pursued a college course and studied law. He came to the United States in 1864, taking a commercial course at Eastman College,Poughkeepsie, New York. He went toNew Orleans in 1869, where he engaged innewspaper work until 1873, when he moved toNatchez, Mississippi. He conducted a Republican newspaper until 1877. He served as collector of the port of Natchez under appointment ofPresident Grant. He moved toWashington, Indiana, in 1884. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced practice inTerre Haute, Indiana.
Hardy was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to theFifty-fifth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Washington, Indiana. He moved toLos Angeles, California, in 1904 and continued the practice of law. He moved toSearchlight, Nevada, thence toSalt Lake City, Utah, and finally settled inTonopah, Nevada, in 1914 and engaged in the practice of his profession. He was also interested inmining. He died inTonopah, Nevada, on August 31, 1927, and was interred in Tonopah Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 2nd congressional district 1895-1897 | Succeeded by |
