Rufus Erastus Hart (September 10, 1812 – December 24, 1891) was an American politician and lawyer who served a term in the Ohio Senate, from 1845 to 1847, and was head of the Ohio Asylum for the Blind in Columbus from 1852 to 1856.
Rufus Erastus Hart | |
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| Born | September 10, 1812 Middlebury, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 24, 1891 (aged 79) Marietta, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupations | Lawyer, politician |
Early life and education
editHart, the son of Joseph and Anna (Hotchkiss) Hart, was born in Middlebury, Ohio, on September 10, 1812. His father was a sea captain from Connecticut and died in 1813; Joseph Hart is considered the founder of Middlebury.[1][2] Hart graduated from Yale College in 1833. He studied law at home from 1833 to 1835, and then began practice in Akron, Ohio.[3]
Career
editPersonal life
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Middlebury Millstone Monument Revitalization". Habitat for Humanity of Summit County. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ↑ Gintert, Charlotte (2023-12-07). "The surprising history of that sandstone donut in Middlebury". Signal Akron. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- 1 2 Yale College (1900). Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University ... Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Alumni. The College. p. 86.
- ↑ Ohio General Assembly, Senate (1857). Journal of the Senate of the State of Ohio. State of Ohio. pp. 328–329.
- ↑ "Morgan County". Guernsey Jeffersonian. 1845-08-21. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-11-25 – via Newspapers.com.
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