Joseph R. Hawley

Name

Joseph R. Hawley

First Name

Joseph

Additional Names

Roswell (middle name)

Last Name

Hawley

Born

31 October 1826

Died

18 March 1905

Spouse

Harriet Foote Hawley

Children

Margaret Foote Hawley

Profession

Politician
Editor
General (Civil War)
Served as a Governor of Connecticut, a Congressman from Connecticut, and a 4-term Senator from Connecticut.

Note

Shared a podium with William H. Burleigh at a Fremont meeting September 15, 1856 in Vernon, Connecticut
Mark Twain once introduced Hawley by saying "He is a square, true man in honest politics, and I must say he occupies a mighty lonesome position." from The Catholic Telegraph, Volume 70, Number 4, 24 January 1901.

Source of Twain Quote

William Henry Burleigh

Related Places

Born in North Carolina

Connecticut - Eastern

Associated Causes

Played a major role in organizing the Republican Party in Connecticut.
Edited The Charter Oak sometime after William H. Burleigh left for New York State in 1850.

Abolition

Republican Party

Free Soil Party

Religious Affiliation

Baptists