Harrison Carroll Hobart

Harrison Carroll Hobart
2nd Speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly
In office
January 10, 1849 – January 7, 1850
Preceded byNinian E. Whiteside
Succeeded byMoses M. Strong
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 1st district
In office
June 5, 1848 – January 1, 1849
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byLemuel Goodell
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 7, 1867 – January 6, 1868
Preceded byWilliam Pitt Lynde
Succeeded byGeorge Abert
ConstituencyMilwaukee 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1859 – January 2, 1860
Preceded byJames Robinson
Succeeded byAsaph Green
ConstituencyCalumet district
In office
January 1, 1849 – January 7, 1850
Preceded byCharles E. Morris
Succeeded byHoratio N. Smith
ConstituencySheboygan 1st district
Member of the House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territory for Sheboygan and Washington counties
In office
January 4, 1847 – October 18, 1847
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byBenjamin H. Mooers
Personal details
Born(1815-01-31)January 31, 1815
Ashburnham, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 26, 1902(1902-01-26) (aged 86)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Frances Imogen Lowery
    (m. 1854; died 1855)
  • Anna Clarence Litch (Mower)
    (m. 1857; died 1896)
Alma materDartmouth College
Professionlawyer, politician
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank
Unit4th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Commands
Battles/wars

Harrison Carroll Hobart (January 31, 1815 – January 26, 1902) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He was the 2nd speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and served in the 1st Wisconsin Legislature as a member of the Wisconsin Senate. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 1859 and 1865.