Life span: 10/31/1826 to 03/17/1905TabsLife SummaryFull name: Joseph Roswell HawleyPlace of Birth: Stewartsville, NCBurial Place: Hartford, CTBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Slave StateEducation: OtherOther Education: Hamilton College, NYOccupation: PoliticianMilitaryAttorney or JudgeJournalistRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: RepublicanGovernment: US SenateUS House of RepresentativesGovernorMilitary: Union Army Note Cards Joseph Roswell Hawley (American National Biography) ScholarshipAlthough he was an able journalist, a gifted orator, and a talented party organizer, Hawley failed to win prominence as governor, congressman, or senator. His major contributions as a lawmaker were to strengthen the regular army and to help shape the nascent Civil Service Commission. He left a larger mark as a regimental, brigade, and division leader during the Civil War. His devotion to duty and his fearlessness under fire won the respect of his troops, but his impulsiveness and hypercritical nature involved him in feuds with several superiors. Antagonists included West Pointers, such as Henry W. Benham and Quincy A. Gillmore, as well as political generals, including Butler, whom Hawley threatened to beat up on at least two occasions. Edward G. Longacre, "Hawley, Joseph Roswell," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/05/05-00329.html. Events Date span begin Life span End Event 04/01/1867 04/01/1867 Democrat James English defeats the sitting Republican governor in the Connecticut elections. Documents Subject Docs Date Title 11/25/1865 New Haven (CT) Palladium, “The Reception,” November 25, 1865 Images Joseph Roswell Hawley Joseph Roswell Hawley, detail Joseph Roswell Hawley, circa 1880 Joseph Roswell Hawley, circa 1880, detail Bibliography
Joseph Roswell Hawley (American National Biography) ScholarshipAlthough he was an able journalist, a gifted orator, and a talented party organizer, Hawley failed to win prominence as governor, congressman, or senator. His major contributions as a lawmaker were to strengthen the regular army and to help shape the nascent Civil Service Commission. He left a larger mark as a regimental, brigade, and division leader during the Civil War. His devotion to duty and his fearlessness under fire won the respect of his troops, but his impulsiveness and hypercritical nature involved him in feuds with several superiors. Antagonists included West Pointers, such as Henry W. Benham and Quincy A. Gillmore, as well as political generals, including Butler, whom Hawley threatened to beat up on at least two occasions. Edward G. Longacre, "Hawley, Joseph Roswell," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/05/05-00329.html.