Rufus Hardy (representative)

Rufus Hardy ( * December 16, 1855 in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi, † March 13, 1943 in Corsicana, Texas ) was an American politician. Between 1907 and 1923 he represented the state of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Rufus Hardy attended private schools in Mississippi and Texas. After a subsequent law studies at the University of Georgia in Athens and his 1875 was admitted to the bar he began in Navasota (Texas ) to work in this profession. In 1878 he moved to Corsicana. From 1880 to 1884 Hardy was district attorney in Navarro County. After that, he was until 1888 the public prosecutor in the 13th Judicial District of Texas. From 1888 to 1896 he worked as a district judge. He then practiced again as a private lawyer. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career.

In the congressional elections of 1906, Hardy was in the sixth electoral district of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Scott Field on March 4, 1907. After seven elections he could pass in Congress until March 4, 1923 eight legislatures. In this time of the First World War fell. Also, were ratified in the years 1913-1920 the 16th, the 17th, the 18th and the 19th Amendment. From 1911 to 1919 Hardy was chairman of the committee responsible for supervising the expenditure of the Navy Department.

In 1922, Rufus Hardy gave up another candidacy. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, he worked again as a lawyer. He died on March 13, 1943 in Corsicana, where he was also buried.