Silas Hare
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United States Congressman Texas 5th Congressional District |
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In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
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| Preceded by | James W. Throckmorton |
| Succeeded by | Joseph W. Bailey |
| Texas Criminal Court District Judge Dallas County, Collin County, Grayson County |
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In office 1873–1876 |
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| Chief Justice Confederate States of America New Mexico |
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In office 1862–1862 |
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November 13, 1827 Ross County, Ohio |
| Died | November 26, 1908 (aged 81) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Octavia Elizabeth Rector
Mary Louise Kennedy
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| Children | Luther Rector Silas Jr Winnie Henry George Eula Unnamed infant |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Octavia Elizabeth Rector
Mary Louise Kennedy
Silas Hare (November 13, 1827 – November 26, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.
Silas Hare Sr. was born in Ross County, Ohio, to Jacob and Elizabeth Freshour Hare on November 13, 1827, and lived the first fourteen years of his life with his grandfather Daniel Hare. His father died in 1835, and in 1841, Hare rejoined his mother and other family members in Hamilton County, Indiana, near Noblesville, where he attended common and private schools. He studied law in Noblesville, and was admitted to the Indiana Bar Association in 1850 and commenced practice in Noblesville, Indiana.
Hare moved to Belton, Texas, in 1853 where he continued the practice of law. In 1852, Hare began traveling to improve his health. He visited Mexico, Central America, Hawaii (at that time, the Sandwich Islands), Oregon.
Hare served during the Mexican-American War in the 1st Indiana Volunteers 1846 and 1847. At the Battle of Buena Vista, Hare was wounded by a lance.
During the Civil War Hare served as a captain in the Confederate States Army. He was appointed Captain and Quartermaster, later to attain the rank of Major in 1863, with the First Regiment of the Arizona Brigade stationed in Texas.
He served as Chief justice of New Mexico in 1862 under the Confederate Government. Hare settled in Sherman, Texas, in 1865 and resumed the practice of law. He served as district judge of the criminal court 1873–1876. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1884.
Hare was elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1890.
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