Darius Dodge Hare (January 9, 1843 – February 10, 1897) was a soldier, lawyer, and a two-term
U.S. Representative
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from
Ohio
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from 1891 to 1895.
Biography
Born near
Adrian, Ohio, Hare attended the common schools. During the
Civil War
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, he enlisted in March 1864 as a
private
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in the
Signal Corps of the
Union Army
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, and served during the remainder of the conflict. He mustered out of the army in 1865 and returned home.
After the war, Hare attended the
University of Michigan Law School
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. He was
admitted to the bar
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in September 1867 and commenced practice in
Carey, Ohio
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History
The village is near Sheriden Cave, where habitation occurred around 11,000BC.
The village of Carey was founded in 1843 when William ...
. He moved to
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
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, in May 1868, and served as the mayor of Upper Sandusky from 1872-82.
Hare was elected as a
Democrat
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to the
Fifty-second and
Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891–March 3, 1895). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1894.
Death
He continued the practice of law until his death in Upper Sandusky on February 10, 1897. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
See also
References
Retrieved on 2008-09-30
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1843 births
1897 deaths
People from Carey, Ohio
Ohio lawyers
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
Union Army soldiers
University of Michigan Law School alumni
People of Ohio in the American Civil War
Mayors of places in Ohio
19th-century American politicians
People from Seneca County, Ohio
19th-century American lawyers