Alphonso Hart

Alphonso Hart (July 4, 1830 – December 23, 1910) was a Republican politician from the U.S. State of Ohio who was a U.S. Representative, in the Ohio State Senate, and the 11th lieutenant governor of Ohio.

Alphonso Hart
11th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office January 12, 1874 – January 10, 1876
Governor	William Allen
Preceded by	Jacob Mueller
Succeeded by	Thomas L. Young
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 12th district
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Preceded by	George L. Converse
Succeeded by	Albert C. Thompson
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 26th district
In office January 3, 1865 – December 31, 1865
Preceded by	Luther Day
Succeeded by	N. D. Tidballs
In office January 1, 1872 – January 4, 1874
Preceded by	Henry McKinney
Succeeded by	N. W. Goodhue
Personal details
Born	(1830-07-04)July 4, 1830 Vienna, Ohio, U.S.
Died	December 23, 1910(1910-12-23) (aged 80) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Maple Grove Cemetery, Ravenna, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Phebe Peck
Children	two
Alma mater	Grand River Institute

Biography

Hart was born in Vienna Township, Trumbull County, Ohio. His father died when he was age twelve, and he was bound out to a farmer for three years. After seven months, he started out alone.^[1]

Hart attended the common schools and Grand River Institute, Austinburg, Ohio, and studied law in Warren, Ohio. He was admitted to the bar August 12, 1851.

Hart was married to Phebe Peck of Warren in 1856.

Career

He moved to New Lisbon, Ohio, remained two years, and was then elected Assistant Clerk of the Ohio House of Representatives.

He purchased the Democratic newspaper "Portage Sentinel" in Ravenna, Ohio, which he edited until he sold it in 1857. He also practiced in Ravenna.^[1] He served as prosecuting attorney for Portage County from 1861 to 1864, when he resigned.

Early political offices

He served as member of the Ohio Senate in 1865, 1872, and 1874, and was the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio from 1874 to 1876. He served as a Presidential elector for Grant/Wilson in 1872.^[2]

Congress

In 1874 he moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and in 1878 to Hillsboro, Ohio. In 1880 he was nominated for the Forty-seventh Congress in the seventh district but lost to John P. Leedom.^[1] Hart was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth Congress in the 12th district (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885). He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Forty-ninth Congress.

Later career

He served as Solicitor of Internal Revenue, Treasury Department from 1888 to 1892. He resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C.

Family

Hart's wife, Phebe, died in 1868.^[3] They had a son and a daughter.^[4]

Death and burial

Hart died in 1910 and is interred in Maple Grove Cemetery, Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio US.^[5]