Darius Dodge Hare (January 9, 1843 – February 10, 1897) was a Civil War veteran, lawyer, and a two-term

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from

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from 1891 to 1895.

Biography

Born near

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, Hare attended the common schools.

Civil War

During the

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, he enlisted in March 1864 as a

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in the

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of the Union Army, and served during the remainder of the conflict. He mustered out of the army in 1865 and returned home.

Career after the war

After the war, Hare attended the

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. He was

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in September 1867 and commenced practice in

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. He moved to

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, in May 1868, and served as the mayor of Upper Sandusky from 1872-82.

Congress

Hare was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891–March 3, 1895). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1894.

Death

He continued the practice of law until his death in Upper Sandusky on February 10, 1897. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.

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