Alphonso Hart
American politician
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Alphonso Hart (July 4, 1830 – December 23, 1910) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Ohio who was a U.S. representative, an Ohio state senator, and the 11th lieutenant governor of Ohio.
Alphonso Hart | |
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| 11th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
| In office January 12, 1874 – January 10, 1876 | |
| Governor | William Allen |
| Preceded by | Jacob Mueller |
| Succeeded by | Thomas L. Young |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 12th district | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | George L. Converse |
| Succeeded by | Albert C. Thompson |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 26th district | |
| In office January 3, 1865 – December 31, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Luther Day |
| Succeeded by | N. D. Tidballs |
| In office January 1, 1872 – January 4, 1874 | |
| Preceded by | Henry McKinney |
| Succeeded by | N. W. Goodhue |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 4, 1830 Vienna, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 23, 1910 (aged 80) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Maple Grove Cemetery, Ravenna, Ohio |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Phebe Peck |
| Children | two |
| Alma mater | Grand River Institute |
Biography
Hart was born in Vienna Township, Trumbull County, Ohio. His father died when he was age twelve, and he was bound out to a farmer for three years. After seven months, he started out alone.[1]
Hart attended the common schools and Grand River Institute, Austinburg, Ohio, and studied law in Warren, Ohio. He was admitted to the bar August 12, 1851.
Hart was married to Phebe Peck of Warren in 1856.
Career
He moved to New Lisbon, Ohio, remained two years, and was then elected Assistant Clerk of the Ohio House of Representatives.
He purchased the Democratic newspaper "Portage Sentinel" in Ravenna, Ohio, which he edited until he sold it in 1857. He also practiced in Ravenna.[1] He served as prosecuting attorney for Portage County from 1861 to 1864, when he resigned.
Early political offices
He served as member of the Ohio Senate in 1865, 1872, and 1874, and was the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio from 1874 to 1876. He served as a Presidential elector for Grant/Wilson in 1872.[2]
Congress
In 1874 he moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and in 1878 to Hillsboro, Ohio. In 1880 he was nominated for the Forty-seventh Congress in the seventh district but lost to John P. Leedom.[1] Hart was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth Congress in the 12th district (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885). He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Forty-ninth Congress.
Later career
He served as Solicitor of Internal Revenue, Treasury Department from 1888 to 1892. He resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C.
Family
Death and burial
Hart died in 1910 and is interred in Maple Grove Cemetery, Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio US.[5]
