Joseph R. Hawley
Joseph Roswell Hawley (October 31, 1826 â March 18, 1905), also known as Joe Hawley, was a journalist, Civil War brigadier general, and conservative[1] Republican from Connecticut who served as the state's U.S. senator from 1881 to 1905. He was previously a member of the Free Soil Party.
| Joseph Roswell Hawley | |||
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| Former U.S. Senator from Connecticut From: March 4, 1881 â March 3, 1905 | |||
| Predecessor | William W. Eaton | ||
| Successor | Morgan G. Bulkeley | ||
| Former Governor of Massachusetts From: March 4, 1873 â March 3, 1877 | |||
| Lieutenant | Oliver Winchester | ||
| Predecessor | William A. Buckingham | ||
| Successor | James E. English | ||
| Former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts's 1st Congressional District From: March 4, 1879 â March 3, 1881 | |||
| Predecessor | George M. Landers | ||
| Successor | John R. Buck | ||
| Former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts's 1st Congressional District From: December 2, 1872 â March 3, 1875 | |||
| Predecessor | Julius L. Strong | ||
| Successor | George M. Landers | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Free Soil (before 1856) Republican (since 1856) | ||
| Spouse(s) | Harriet Ward Foote | ||
| Military Service | |||
| Allegiance | United States | ||
| Service/branch | Union Army | ||
| Rank | Brigadier General | ||
| Battles/wars | Civil War | ||
Along with Gideon Welles, Hawley was among the founders of the Connecticut Republican Party.[2]
Political career
A Radical Republican,[3] Hawley's viewpoints were exemplified in editorials he influenced as a journalist.[2] He favored a sound monetary policy in stating "every bond shall be as sacred as a soldier's grave," and maintained conservative positions on labor. During the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, Hawley firmly supported Grant.[2]
In 1871, Republican maverick Benjamin F. Butler, also a general from the Civil War, attributed Hawley's removal from command to cowardice and disobedience; an outraged Hawley discredited Butler's narrative and received strong public backing.[2] In the year prior, Hawley and Butler came to an intraparty difference over equality for Chinese immigrants, vigorously campaigned against by the populist, demagogic Butler,[4] whose rhetoric appealed to the Irish.
Consistent with the politics of the Northeast, a bastion of classical liberalism in the era, Hawley supported civil service reform.[5]
See also
- George F. Hoar, Republican U.S. senator from Massachusetts
References
- â Cohn, Henry S.; Gee, Harvey. âNo, No, No, No!â: Three Sons of Connecticut Who Opposed the Chinese Exclusion Acts, pp. 4â5. Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- â 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Nicolson, John (1988). Hawley, Joseph Roswell. NCPedia. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- â "No, No, No, No!" p. 11.
- â "No, No, No, No!" 13.
- â "No, No, No, No!" p. 15.
External links
- Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress