Famous People with Name Hawley

Joseph Roswell Hawley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph Roswell Hawley: 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

Willis Chatman Hawley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Willis Chatman Hawley: was an American politician and educator in the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he would serve as president of Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, where he earned his undergraduate and law degrees before entering politics. A Republican, he serv

Charles Hawley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Hawley: was an American politician, judge, and Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1838 to 1842. Hawley repeatedly represented the town of Stamford in the House of Representatives of Connecticut and was also a Senator in the Connecticut State Senate. As a Whi

John Baldwin Hawley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Baldwin Hawley: was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Hawley was elected State's attorney in 1856 and served four years. Enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War and served as captain of Company H, Forty-fifth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was appoi

George Douglas Hawley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Douglas Hawley: was an Ontario politician. He represented Lennox in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1879 to 1883 and in 1886 as a Liberal member. He was born in Fredericksburg Township, Lennox County, Upper Canada in 1841, the son of Joseph Case Hawley, and educated in Kingston. Hawley married Sarah Caroline Bristol, the daughter of doctor Amos Samuel Bristol. He defeated Alexander Hall Roe in the 1879 election, lost to Roe in 1883 and then was elected to the same seat in an 1886 by-election held after Roe's death. He was defeated in the general election that followed later that year.