EBENEZER ROCKWOOD HOAR  Hoar

EBENEZER ROCKWOOD HOAR

Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood (1816-1895) — of Concord, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Concord, Middlesex County, Mass., February 21, 1816. Son of Samuel Hoar; brother of George Frisbie Hoar; father of Sherman Hoar. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state senate, 1846; state court judge in Massachusetts, 1849; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1856; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1859-69; U.S. Attorney General, 1869-70; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1873-75. Died in Concord, Middlesex County, Mass., January 31, 1895. Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Mass.
Father: Samuel Hoar
Mother: Sarah Sherman
Spouse: Caroline Downes Brooks
Born: 12 Mar 1820 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Died: 14 Jun 1892 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marriage: 20 Nov 1840 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
Caroline Hoar F 29 Jul 1842 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Sarah Sherman Hoar F 13 May 1844 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Samuel Hoar M 27 Sep 1845 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Charles Emerson Hoar M 27 Mar 1850 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Vital Records
The Political Graveyard

Submitted by Deborah Crowell