Charles Hawley (June 15, 1792 – February 27, 1866) was an American politician, judge, and the 36th

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from 1838 to 1842.

Early life

Hawley was born in that part of Huntington, Connecticut, which now constitutes the town of Monroe. He graduated with honor at

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in 1813. He studied law, partly at Newtown with Hon. Asa Chapman, soon after a judge at the Supreme Court, and partly at Litchfield with Judge Gould. He was admitted to the bar in

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, in 1815 or early 1816, and opened an office in Stamford. After a brief time in East Haddam, he returned to Stamford and remained there for the rest of his life. In 1824, he was appointed Judge of Probate for the district of Stamford, a district which then embraced many towns, an office which he held until 1838. In 1821, he married Mary Stiles Holly, with whom he had children, most of whom survived him. He was a firm believer in the Christian religion and a member of the Congregational Church in Stamford.

Political career

Hawley repeatedly represented the town of Stamford in the

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and was also a member of the

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representing the 12th District. As a Whig, he held the office of Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut for four periods, from May 2, 1838 until May 4, 1842, while William W. Ellsworth was Governor of the state. He died in Stamford on February 27, 1866, aged 74.

References

Memorials of Connecticut Judges and Attorneys, Charles Hawley
as printed in the Connecticut Reports, volume 32, pages 598–600

External links

''Yale Obituary Record''
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hawley, Charles 1792 births 1866 deaths Connecticut state senators Connecticut Whigs 19th-century American politicians Lieutenant Governors of Connecticut Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives Politicians from Stamford, Connecticut Yale College alumni People from Monroe, Connecticut