Edward W. Hart (October 28, 1852 – May 27, 1924) was an American politician from New York.
Life
Hart was born on October 28, 1852, in
New York City, New York. He was Catholic.
After finishing school, Hart worked as an office boy in the Howe Sewing Machine Company. He later became a clerk for the wholesale dry goods house Cochran, McLean & Co. After it went out of business, he began drifting to city politics.
In 1877, he became a night watchman for the
Fire Department
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. He then became foreman of a street repair gang with the Department of Public Works. In 1888, he was appointed to the City Excise Board.
In 1895, Hart was elected to the
New York State Assembly
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The Assem ...
as a
Democrat
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Politics
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
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, representing the New York County 7th District. He served in the Assembly in
1896
Events
January–March
* January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers.
* January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
* January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wil ...
and
1897
Events
January–March
* January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City.
* January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a puniti ...
. In 1898, he was appointed
Coroner of New York City
The Coroner of New York City issued death certificates and performed autopsies and inquests for New York County, New York for all homicides, suicides and accidental deaths and any suspicious deaths.
The office served only Manhattan until 1 ...
. In 1903, he began working in the City Clerk's office. When the
Marriage License Bureau was established in 1908, he was appointed its Chief Clerk. He retired in 1922, when he reached 70. He personally issued most of the nearly 550,000 licenses the Bureau granted until that point.
Hart died at home from heart disease on May 27, 1924.
References
External links
*
The Political Graveyard'
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1852 births
Politicians from Manhattan
Catholics from New York (state)
19th-century American legislators
Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
Coroners of New York City
New York City public officials
1924 deaths
Fellows of the American Physical Society
19th-century New York (state) politicians