Rockwood Hoar

Rockwood Hoar ( born August 24, 1855 in Worcester, Massachusetts, † November 1, 1906 ) was an American politician. In the years 1905 and 1906, he represented the state of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Rockwood Hoar belonged to a well-known political family. He was the son of George Frisbie Hoar (1826-1904), who represented the state of Massachusetts in both chambers of Congress. His grandfather was the Congressman Samuel Hoar (1778-1856); his great-grandfather was a U.S. Senator Roger Sherman ( 1721-1793 ). He was also the nephew of Minister of Justice Ebenezer R. Hoar (1816-1895) and cousin of Congressman Sherman Hoar ( 1860-1898 ).

He attended the common schools and then studied until 1876 at Harvard University. From 1875 to 1879 he was a member of the Militia of Massachusetts. After studying law and his 1879 was admitted to the bar he began to work in Worcester in this profession. From 1884 to 1887 he was deputy district attorney. Between 1887 and 1891 Hoar sat in the council of Worcester. From 1887 to 1890 he was on the staff of Governor Oliver Ames. Between 1897 and 1900 he also served as brigadier general on the staff of Governor Roger Wolcott. Between 1899 and 1905 he served as District Attorney. He was also curator of the Clark University and the mental hospital in Worcester.

Politically, Hoar member of the Republican Party. In the congressional elections of 1904 he was in the third electoral district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John R. Thayer on March 4, 1905. This mandate he was able to exercise until his death on November 1, 1906. After Charles G. Washburn was elected his successor.