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W. H. H. Hart

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-02-1886 Republican Attorney General 91716 Loss
11-04-1890 Republican Attorney General 130520 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

William H. H. Hart
Born: January 1848 in Yorkshire, England.
Military Service: ARMY (Civil War)
Died: May 12, 1903

1856: Hart was kidnapped by indians in Illinois from April to October.
1870s: City Attorney, City of Dewitt [Iowa]

  • Hart enlisted in the Union Army at age 14 in 1862 and fought at Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, and the Battle of Missionary Ridge.

Source: "Some Public Men". The Sunday Union (Sacramento), 2/8/1891. Page 7.