Lennoxville, Quebec
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– July 24, 1935 in
Teaneck, New Jersey
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) was an American lawyer, military veteran, and Democratic Party politician who represented
New Jersey
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from 1912 to 1913 and again from 1913 to 1917.
Early life and education
Hart was born in
Lennoxville, Quebec
Lennoxville () is an ''arrondissement'', or borough, of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Lennoxville is located at the confluence of the St. Francis and Massawippi Rivers approximately five kilometres south of downtown Sherbrooke.
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on February 27, 1873. He moved with his parents to
New York City
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in 1882 and to
Hackensack, New Jersey
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, in 1884. He attended the common schools and studied law. He was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1896 and commenced practice in Hackensack.
Spanish American War
Hart served in the Second Regiment, New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, during the
Spanish–American War
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and served four years in the Twenty-third Regiment of the
New York Army National Guard
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. By profession, he was a banker, publisher, and real estate operator.
He was also selected as a delegate to the
1908 Democratic National Convention
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Congress
Hart was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Hughes and served in office from November 5, 1912, to March 3, 1913, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress.
He was later elected to this Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Lewis J. Martin
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Early life and ...
and reelected to the Sixty-fourth Congress, where he served in office from July 22, 1913, to March 3, 1917. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1916.
Later career and death
He resumed the practice of law and his former business pursuits in Hackensack and resided in
Teaneck, New Jersey
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. He was the prosecuting attorney for
Bergen County
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