Joseph Roswell Hawley (October 31 1826 – March 18 1905) was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut a U.S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties a Civil War general and a journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was a four-term U.S. Senator.
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active years end date
1905-03-03
active years start date
1881-03-04
alma mater
Hamilton College (New York)
battle
American Civil War, Battle of Fort Pulaski, Second Battle of Charleston Harbor, Siege of Petersburg, First Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Olustee, Battle of Wilmington, Bermuda Hundred Campaign, Battle of Port Royal
birth date
1826-10-31
birth place
Laurinburg North Carolina
death date
1905-03-18
death place
Washington D.C.
military branch
Union Army
military rank
Brigadier general (United States), Volunteer military
office
Governor of Connecticut, United States Senator from Connecticut
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