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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaThomas HARDEMAN, Jr.
(1825-1891)
HARDEMAN, Thomas, Jr., a
Representative from Georgia; born in Eatonton, Putnam County, Ga.,
January 12, 1825; was graduated from Emory College in 1845; studied
law; was admitted to the bar in 1847; abandoned his profession and
engaged in the warehouse and commission business; served in the
State house of representatives in 1853, 1855, and 1857; elected as
an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-sixth Congress and
served from March 4, 1859, until January 23, 1861, when he
withdrew; captain of the Floyd Rifles; during the Civil War was
major of the Second Georgia Battalion and, later, colonel of the
Forty-fifth Georgia Infantry of the Confederate Army; again served
in the State house of representatives, in 1863, 1864, and 1874, and
was speaker during these sessions; delegate to the Democratic
National Convention in 1872; president of the State convention and
chairman of the Democratic State executive committee for four
years; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth Congress (March 4,
1883-March 3, 1885); chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the
Department of State (Forty-eighth Congress); died in Macon, Ga.,
March 6, 1891; interment in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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