Thomas W. Hardwick
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Thomas William Hardwick (December 9, 1872 – January 31, 1944) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia.
Hardwick was born in Thomasville, Georgia. He graduated from Mercer University with a bachelor of arts degree in 1892 and received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Georgia in 1893.
Hardwick practiced law and then entered politics. Hardwick was the prosecutor of Washington County, Georgia, 1895-1897; a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, 1898-1902; and a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Georgia's 10th district, 1903-1914. In 1914 he ran for a seat in the United States Senate in a special election for the unexpired term of Augustus O. Bacon who had died in office. Hardwick won, and served in the Senate from 1915 to 1919. He was defeated in the Democratic primary for reelection in 1918 by William J. Harris. Hardwick then served as Governor of Georgia, 1921-1923. He ran unsuccessfully for election to the Senate in 1922 and 1924, and then retired from politics. He spent the rest of his life practicing law, with offices in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Georgia and Sandersville, Georgia. He died in Sandersville.
One of Hardwick's most notable actions as governor of Georgia was his appointment of Rebecca Latimer Felton to the United States Senate as a temporary replacement for Thomas E. Watson who had died. Though Felton only served for a few weeks, she was the first woman to serve in the Senate.
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- This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
| Preceded by: William H. Fleming |
U.S. Representative of Georgia's 10th Congressional District 1903 – 1914 |
Succeeded by: Carl Vinson |
| Preceded by: William S. West |
U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Georgia 1915 – 1919 |
Succeeded by: William J. Harris |
| Preceded by: Hugh M. Dorsey |
Governor of Georgia 1921 – 1923 |
Succeeded by: Clifford Walker |
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Categories: 1872 births | 1944 deaths | Governors of Georgia | Members of the Georgia House of Representatives | Members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia | United States Senators from Georgia | Georgia lawyers | University of Georgia alumni | People from Georgia (U.S. state)
