Harvey W. Hardy

Harvey Wesley Hardy (October 29, 1825 – January 10, 1913) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Harvey W. Hardy
7th Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska
In office 1877–1879
Preceded by	Seth P. Galey
Succeeded by	Robert D. Silver
Personal details
Born	Harvey Wesley Hardy (1825-10-29)October 29, 1825 Perry, New York, U.S.
Died	January 10, 1913(1913-01-10) (aged 87) Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Resting place	Wyuka Cemetery
Political party	Democratic Prohibition (1884–1896) Republican (1856–1884) Whig (before 1856)
Spouse	Charlotte Abbott ​ ​ (m. 1855; died 1897)​
Parents	Samuel Hardy (father) Polly Parker (mother)
Education	Genesee Community College

Life

Harvey Wesley Hardy was born on October 29, 1825, to Samuel Hardy and Polly Parker in Perry, New York and his family moved to Gainesville, New York in 1830.^[1] Hardy attended public schools until he was seventeen, then attended Wesleyan Seminary, and graduated from Genesee Community College. Afterwards, he became superintendent of schools in Gainesville and then Wyoming county superintendent. On June 6, 1855, he married Charlotte Abbott and would later have four children with her. In 1868, he moved to Aurora, Illinois and then moved to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1870, where he operated furniture businesses in both places.^[2]

Hardy joined the Whig Party and later joined the Republican Party shortly after it was founded. In 1877, he was elected as mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska and then again in 1878, and during his tenure he created a $1,000 liquor license fee.^[3] During the 1884 presidential election, he joined the Prohibition Party and supported former Kansas Governor John St. John.^[4] In 1884, he ran for the Nebraska State Senate and for governor in 1886 with the Prohibition nominations. During the 1896 presidential election he supported William Jennings Bryan.^[2]

Hardy died in Lincoln, Nebraska on January 10, 1913.^[2][5]

Electoral history

1886 Nebraska gubernatorial election^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Milton Thayer	76,456	55.18%	+0.64%
	Democratic	James E. North	52,456	37.86%	−5.29%
	Prohibition	Harvey W. Hardy	8,198	5.92%	+3.62%
	National	J. Burrows	1,422	1.03%	+1.03%
	Independent	Write-ins	30	0.02%	+0.01%
Total votes			'138,562'	'100.00%'

Harvey W. Hardy electoral history

References

1. Sawyer, Andrew J. (January 1, 1916). "Lincoln: The Capital City and Lancaster County, Nebraska, Volume 2". S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 742 – via Google Books.
2. "Harvey Wesley Hardy, 1825-1913". Archived from the original on March 22, 2020.
3. "Past Mayors of Lincoln, NE". Archived from the original on March 22, 2020.
4. Richardson, Darcy (January 1, 2007). Others: Third Parties During the Populist Period. p. 47. ISBN 9780595443048 – via Google Books.
5. "Former Mayor Hardy Dead At Age Of Eighty-Eight". Lincoln Journal Star. January 10, 1913. p. 1. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "NE Governor 1886". September 28, 2009.