The Times of Long Ago, Barren County, Kentucky. By Franklin Gorin. John P.
Morton & Company Incorporated, 1929. Published originally in the Glasgow
Weekly Times, 1870's. pp. 123-124.

SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF COL. JAMES GREENE HARDY.  Col. Hardy, son of Isham
Hardy, was born in Lunenburgh County, Virginia, May 3, 1795.  His father
emigrated to this county at an early day and settled in the Blue Spring
neighborhood.
	Hardy early gave promise of more than ordinary talents; his education was
limited, but as good as the country in his neighborhood afforded; he was
however, self-educated, a good speaker, and succeeded in making a favorable
impression on his neighbors, and being unable on account of a white
swelling to work upon the farm he taught a school near home for some time. 
While teaching he improved his mind and speaking greatly, and became a
fluent speaker.  His language was good, his pronunciation also.  He was not
a logician but a sophist.
	He was elected to the House of Representatives of the Kentucky Legislature
in 1827, '28, '29, '30, '38, '39, '40, '44, '45 and '47.
	As a Democrat he was frequently defeated, but he bore his defeats manly.
	He became a candidate for Lieutenant Governor as a "Know Nothing" with
Charles S. Morehead who was the "Know Nothing" candidate for Governor in
1855.  They were elected by a considerable majority.  He was admitted to be
the most talented man of his party (Democratic) in this county, and he had
no superior in the state as a debater.  After he identified himself with
the "Know Nothing" party he fell in the estimation of most of the
Democrats.  He was an able debater in his canvasses, and always conducted
them like a gentleman.
	He was an honest man; in the Legislature if his party declared for
measures which he thought wrong he never sustained them.
	In middle age he was an unsuccessful merchant, and later in life he was a
Master Commisioiner in Chancery.
	In his early manhood he married Miss Elizabeth Edwards, daughter of Thomas
Edwards, a large family distinguished for their natural good sense.  By her
he had eight children.  Some years after the death of his wife he married a
second time, Eliza J. Smith, widow of Elias Smith, by whom he had two
children.  His third wife was Miss Menerva K. Guffy.
	Most of his descendants reside in Hart; three in this county.
	He early united with the Baptist church, and was an active and influential
member until his death.
	He died in Glasgow, July 16, 1859.

Hardy Morehead Edwards Smith Guffy
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Lunenburgh-VA Hart-KY

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