John Hardy (US politician)

John Hardy ( born September 19, 1835 in Scotland; † 9 December 1913 in New York City ) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1881 and 1885 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Hardy was born of William IV, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover, in Scotland in the last year of reign. The Hardy family emigrated in 1839 to the United States and settled in New York City. He attended public schools and graduated in 1853 at the City College of New York. Hardy studied law. He received his certification in 1861 and then began to practice in New York City. In 1861 he sat in the New York State Assembly and in the years 1863, 1864 and 1867-1869 on the board of aldermen of New York City. He worked in the years 1870 and 1871 as a clerk in the Common Council and in the years 1877 and 1878 as Chief Clerk in the mayor's office. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party.

He was in a by-election on 5 December 1881, the ninth electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, there to fill the vacancy that was created by the death of Fernando Wood. After a successful re-election in 1884, he suffered a defeat and retired after March 3, 1885 the Congress of.

After his time Congress, he practiced in New York City again as a lawyer. He died there on 9 December 1913 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.