Biography

12/07/1758 - 04/15/1811

Joseph Hart (Democratic-Republican2) Bucks County 1804-1808

Early Life:

Joseph Hart, born December 7, 1758, Warminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania British Colonial America; son of Joseph and Elizabeth Collett Hart; Revolutionary War Veteran; elected, Coroner, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1787-1790; unsuccessful, candidate, Sheriff, Bucks County Pennsylvania, 1791; elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 2nd district 1804-1807; unsuccessful Democratic-Republican candidate, Pennsylvania State Senate, 3rd district 1808; unsuccessful Democratic-Republican candidate, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Bucks County, 1809; unsuccessful Democratic-Republican candidate, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Bucks County, 1810; married, Ann Folwell Hart, 1783, children, John Folwell Hart, Thomas Hart; died, April 15, 1811 (aged 52) Warminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; interment, Old School Baptist Meeting House Cemetery, Southampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Early Career:

Paymaster, Colonel John A. Hanna, Whiskey Rebellion, accompanied the march to Western Pennsylvania. Colonel Hanna, member, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1791, member, United States House of Representatives, 1797-1805.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Coroner, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1787-1790.

Unsuccessful, candidate, Sheriff, Bucks County Pennsylvania, 1791.

Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 2nd district 1804-1807; responsible for relocating the Bucks County seat to its present location in Doylestown.

Unsuccessful Democratic-Republican candidate, Pennsylvania State Senate, 3rd district 1808.

Unsuccessful Democratic-Republican candidate, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Bucks County, 1809.

Unsuccessful Democratic-Republican candidate, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Bucks County, 1810.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members H". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

Joseph Hart (1758-1811) - Find a Grave Memorial