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Roswell Hart

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Roswell Hart
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 28th district
In office
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867
Preceded byFreeman Clarke
Succeeded byLewis Selye
Personal details
Born(1824-08-04)August 4, 1824
Rochester, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 20, 1883(1883-04-20) (aged 58)
Rochester, New York, U.S.
Resting placeMount Hope Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Alma materYale College
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

Roswell Hart (August 4, 1824 – April 20, 1883) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Rochester, he completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1843, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.[1] He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1847, and engaged in commercial pursuits.

Hart was elected as a Republican to the 39th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1865, to March 4, 1867. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1866 to the 40th United States Congress and was superintendent of the Railway Mail Service for the States of New York and Pennsylvania from 1869 to 1876. In 1883 he died in Rochester; interment was in Mount Hope Cemetery.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Roswell Hart (id: H000292)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  1. ^ Millegan, Kris (2003). "The Skeleton Crew". Fleshing Out Skull and Bones: Investigations into America's Most Powerful Secret Society. Walterville, OR: Trine Day. pp. 597–690. ISBN 0-9720207-2-1. "This list is compiled from material from the Order of Skull and Bones membership books at Sterling Library, Yale University and other public records. The latest books available are the 1971 Living members and the 1973 Deceased Members books. The last year the members were published in the Yale Banner is 1969."
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 28th congressional district

1865–1867
Succeeded by