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Hosea Hunt Rockwell (May 31, 1840 – December 18, 1918) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1891 to 1893.
Hosea H. Rockwell | |
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Hosea, c. 1892 | |
| Member of the New York Assembly for Chemung County | |
| In office January 1, 1877 – December 31, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund Miller |
| Succeeded by | George M. Baird |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 28th district | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas S. Flood (politician) |
| Succeeded by | Sereno E. Payne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 31, 1840 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | December 18, 1918 (aged 78) Elmira, New York, USA |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
Born in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, Rockwell attended the common schools. He served as a private in the Twenty-third Regiment, New York Volunteers, in 1861 and 1862. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1869 and commenced practice in Elmira, New York.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Chemung Co.) in 1877. City attorney of Elmira.
Rockwell was elected as a Democrat to the 52nd United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1891, to March 3, 1893.
He served as delegate to the 1896 Democratic National Convention. He served as chairman of the Democratic State convention in 1896. He resumed the practice of law in Elmira, New York.
He died in Elmira, New York, December 18, 1918. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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