Joseph R. Hawley

Joseph R. Hawley
Joseph R. Hawley
	Hawley, 1865–1880
United States Senator; from Connecticut
	In office; March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1905
Preceded by	William W. Eaton
Succeeded by	Morgan G. Bulkeley
42nd Governor of Connecticut
	In office; May 2, 1866 – May 1, 1867
Lieutenant	Oliver Winchester
Preceded by	William A. Buckingham
Succeeded by	James E. English
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Connecticut's 1st district
	In office; December 2, 1872 – March 3, 1875
Preceded by	Julius L. Strong
Succeeded by	George M. Landers
	In office; March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
Preceded by	George M. Landers
Succeeded by	John R. Buck
Personal details
Born	Joseph Roswell Hawley; October 31, 1826; Stewartsville, North Carolina
Died	March 18, 1905 (aged 78); Washington, D.C.
Party	Republican
Alma mater	Hamilton College
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Military service
Branch/service	United States Army (Union Army)
Rank	Brigadier general; Brevet major general
Battles/wars	See list American Civil War First Battle of Bull Run; Battle of Port Royal; Battle of Fort Pulaski; Siege of Charleston Harbor; Battle of Olustee; Bermuda Hundred Campaign; Siege of Petersburg; Battle of Wilmington; ; ;

Joseph Roswell Hawley (October 31, 1826 – March 18, 1905) was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a U.S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties, a Civil War general, and a journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was a four-term U.S. Senator.