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Havermans, Peter – Hawkins, Charles A

Havermans, Peter

catholic priest, was born March 27, 1806, near the city of Breda. In 1830 he was ordained to the priesthood; filled various pastorates in Maryland; and became pastor of St. Mary's church of Troy, N. Y., where he died July 22, 1897.

Hawes, Albert G

congressman. He was a representative in congress from Kentucky from 1831 to 1837. He died April 14, 1849, in Davis county, Ky.

Hawes, Aylett

physician, congressman. nan. He was a representative in congress from Virginia from 1811 to 1817.

He died Aug. 31, 1833, in Culpeper county, Va.

Hawes, Jesse

physician, surgeon, author, was born Aug. 21, 1843, in Corinna, Maine. He received his education at the Corinna academy, the high school of Belvidere, Ill., and the Illinois Soldiers' college. He was a successful physician and president of the Colorado board of medical examiners; and trustee of the Colorado state normal school. He is the author of a historical work entitled Cahoba.

Hawes, Joel

clergyman, author, was born Dec. 22, 1789, in Medway, Mass. He was a prominent congregational clergyman of Hartford in 1818-67; and the author of Lectures to Young Men; The Religion of the East; Looking-Glass for Ladies; Washington and Jay; Experimental and Practical Sermons; Tribute to the Pilgrims; and Character Everything to the Young. He died June 5, 1867, in Gilead, Conn.

Hawes, Josiah L

lawyer, jurist, was born Oct. 12, 1823, in Carlisle, N. Y. During 1847-49 he practiced law in Unadilla, then in Cobleskill till 1852. From that time he distinguished himself as one of the foremost lawyers of Kalamazoo, Mich., not only as trial counsel in cases in the circuit court, but also in the state and federal courts. In 1875 he was elected circuit judge, and served the state for many years with distinction in that capacity.

Hawes, Richard

lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Feb. 6, 1797, in Caroline county, Va. He was a member of the Kentucky legislature in 1828, 1829 and 1836, and was a representative in congress from Kentucky from 1837 to 1841. He died May 25, 1877, in Bourbon county, Ky.

Hawes, William Post

lawyer, author, was born Feb. 4, 1803, in New York city. He was a lawyer of New York city, and the author of Sporting Scenes and Sundry Sketches, published, with Memoir, by H. W. Herbert. He died in 1842.

Hawk, Robert M. A

soldier, congressman, was born April 23, 1839, in Hancock county, Ind. He served three years in the union army during the war of the rebellion, rising to the rank of major. He was clerk of the county court of Carroll county, Ill., from 1865 to 1879, by successive elections, and was elected a representative from Illinois to the fortysixth and forty-seventh congresses. He died June 29, 1882.

Hawkes, James

congressman, was born in Worcester, Mass. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1811 to 1823.

Hawkins, Alvin

lawyer, jurist, governor, was born Dec. 2, 1821, in Bath county, Ky. He was made judge of the supreme court of the state of Tennessee in 1865, and in 1881 was elected governor of Tennessee, serving until 1883.

Hawkins, Charles A

lawyer, legislator, was born Jan. 7, 1859, in York county, Pa. During 1887-92 he was solicitor of city of York, Pa., and in 1895 was elected a member of the Pennsylvania house of representatives.

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