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George Frisbie Hoar
1826–1904
A leading voice in nineteenth-century American politics, he spent decades in Congress championing reform, constitutional government, and civil rights. His long public career placed him at the center of some of the biggest debates of the post–Civil War era.
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Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2
by George Frisbie Hoar
About the author
Born in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1826, George Frisbie Hoar became a lawyer before building a long career in public life. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives and then in the U.S. Senate, representing Massachusetts for many years and earning a reputation as a thoughtful, independent Republican.
Hoar was known for his interest in reform and for speaking forcefully on questions of government power, justice, and national principle. He lived through the Civil War and Reconstruction and remained active in major public debates well into the early twentieth century, making him an important figure for readers interested in American political history.
Beyond politics, he was also associated with the historical profession and served as president of the American Historical Association. He died in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1904 at the age of seventy-eight.