Darius D. Hare

Darius Dodge Hare
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1891  March 3, 1893
Preceded by Robert P. Kennedy
Succeeded by Luther M. Strong
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1893  March 3, 1895
Preceded by James I. Dungan
Succeeded by Stephen Ross Harris
Personal details
Born (1843-01-09)January 9, 1843
Adrian, Ohio
Died February 10, 1897(1897-02-10) (aged 54)
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
Resting place Oak Hill Cemetery, Upper Sandusky
Political party Democratic
Alma mater University of Michigan Law School

Darius Dodge Hare (January 9, 1843 February 10, 1897) was a soldier, lawyer, and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Biography

Born near Adrian, Ohio, Hare attended the common schools. During the Civil War, he enlisted in March 1864 as a private in the Signal Corps of the Union Army, 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. He was admitted to the bar in September 1867 and commenced practice in Carey, Ohio. He moved to Upper Sandusky, Ohio, in May 1868, and served as the mayor of Upper Sandusky from 1872-82.

Hare was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891March 3, 1895). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1894.

He continued the practice of law until his death in Upper Sandusky on February 10, 1897. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.

References

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Robert P. Kennedy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 8th congressional district

1891-1893
Succeeded by
Luther M. Strong
Preceded by
James I. Dungan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 13th congressional district

1893-1895
Succeeded by
Stephen R. Harris
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