Aaron Hobart | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts | |
| In office November 24, 1820 – March 3, 1827 | |
| Preceded by | Zabdiel Sampson |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Richardson |
| Constituency | 8th district (1820–23) 11th district (1823–27) |
| Member of theMassachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1819 | |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1814 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1787-06-26)June 26, 1787 |
| Died | September 19, 1858(1858-09-19) (aged 71) |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican National Republican |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Aaron Hobart (June 26, 1787 – September 19, 1858) was aU.S. Representative fromMassachusetts. Born inAbington, Massachusetts, Hobart pursued classical studies and graduated fromBrown University in 1805. He studied law, wasadmitted to the bar and commenced practice inAbington. He served as member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives and served in theMassachusetts State Senate.
Hobart was elected as aDemocratic-Republican to theSixteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofZabdiel Sampson. He was reelected as a Democratic-Republican to theSeventeenth Congress, elected as anAdams-Clay Republican to theEighteenth Congress, and reelected as anAdams candidate to theNineteenth Congress, and served from November 24, 1820, to March 3, 1827.
Hobart declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1826. He then served as an Executive councilor 1827-1831 and served asprobate judge 1843-1858. He unsuccessfully ran as the Democratic Party nominee in the third vote of the1853–54 Boston mayoral election.
Hobart died inEast Bridgewater, Massachusetts, September 19, 1858, and was interred in Central 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 fromMassachusetts's 8th congressional district November 24, 1820 – March 3, 1823 | Succeeded by |