Rockwood Hoar | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1905 – November 1, 1906 | |
| Preceded by | John R. Thayer |
| Succeeded by | Charles G. Washburn |
| District attorney ofWorcester County, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1899–1905 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert Parker |
| Succeeded by | George S. Taft |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1855-08-24)August 24, 1855 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 1906(1906-11-01) (aged 51) Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service | .svg) United States Army |
| Years of service | 1875–1879 |
Rockwood Hoar (August 24, 1855 – November 1, 1906) was arepresentative fromMassachusetts, the son of Massachusetts U.S. SenatorGeorge Frisbie Hoar.
Hoar was born inWorcester, Massachusetts, and graduated fromHarvard University in 1876. He was a member of Company C, Fifth Massachusetts Infantry, from 1875 to 1879, an assistant to thedistrict attorney for the middle districtWorcester County, Massachusetts from 1884 to 1887, a member of the common council of Worcester from 1887 to 1891, and aide-de-camp with the rank of colonel on the staff of GovernorOliver Ames from 1887 to 1890. He served asjudge advocate general with the rank of brigadier general on the staff ofGovernorRoger Wolcott from 1897 to 1900.
He was the district attorney of Worcester County from 1899 to 1905. He was elected to the59th Congress in 1904, serving from 1905 to 1906. He was also a board trustee ofClark University, a board trustee of theWorcester Insane Hospital, and board director of theWashburn and Moen Manufacturing Company. Hoar was elected a member of theAmerican Antiquarian Society in 1894.[1]
Hoar died in Worcester after an illness of about five weeks and is buried in theRural Cemetery there. Since his death occurred five days before the next election, the Third Congressional Republican District Committee, which was in session at the time of his death, nominatedCharles G. Washburn to fill the vacancy, and he won the seat.
He married Christine Rice in 1893; she was the daughter of Worcester manufacturerWilliam E. Rice. They had two daughters, Frances Helen and Louisa Ruth. In addition to being SenatorGeorge Frisbie Hoar's son, he was the nephew of U.S. Attorney General and Massachusetts Supreme Court JusticeEbenezer Rockwood Hoar and cousin ofSherman Hoar. Rockwood Hoar was also the grandson of U.S. CongressmanSamuel Hoar and the great grandson ofRoger Sherman.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1905 – November 1, 1906 | Succeeded by |
