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William H. H. Hart
William H. H. Hart
16th Attorney General of California
	In office; January 8, 1891 – January 11, 1895
Governor	Henry Markham
Preceded by	George A. Johnson
Succeeded by	William F. Fitzgerald
Personal details
Born	January 25, 1846/1848; England
Died	December 24, 1918; Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Resting place	Cypress Lawn Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Loretta B.
Children	1

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William Henry Harrison Hart (January 25, 1846/1848 – December 24, 1918) was the 16th California Attorney General. Prior to this position, Hart claims to have been a United States Secret Service agent and to have fought in the American Civil War.

Early life

There is little actual documentation on Hart's early life except for information he later provided himself, some of which is open to question. William Henry Harrison Hart was born on January 25, 1846 (or 1848^[1]), in England.^[2] He immigrated to the United States with his family at age four.^[1] Hart claimed to have been kidnapped by the Blackhawk Indians at the age of eight. He was then orphaned at age eleven. Hart struggled through a difficult childhood which led to his desire for danger and his allegedly joining the United States Secret Service at the age of only 14. Hart also claimed to have fought for the Union during the Civil War.^[1]^{[clarification needed]}

Career

Hart once claimed to have received the highest fee ever paid to a lawyer for a single case in the United States. On November 4, 1890, Hart was elected as California Attorney General and took office on January 5, 1891. He served a single term.^[1]

Hart was a prominent figure in the California phase of the Mystery airship wave of 1896-97, claiming to represent the airship's inventor.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Hart married Loretta B. They had a son, Lowell J.^[2]

A victim of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, Hart died on December 24, 1918, aged 70 or 72, at his home in Palo Alto, California.^[2]^[1] He was buried at Cypress Lawn Cemetery.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "William H. H. Hart 16th Attorney General". 20 January 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Death Comes to Pioneer". Daily Palo Alto Times. 1918-12-26. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-04-13 – via Newspapers.com.

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Preceded by George A. Johnson	California Attorney General 1891–1895	Succeeded by William F. Fitzgerald

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[death-1] "William H. H. Hart 16th Attorney General". 20 January 2011.

[obit-2] "Death Comes to Pioneer". Daily Palo Alto Times. 1918-12-26. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-04-13 – via Newspapers.com.

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+A victim of the [[1918 Spanish flu pandemic]],  Hart died  on December 24, 1918, aged 70 or 72, at his home in [[Palo Alto, California]].<ref name="obit"/><ref name="death"/> He was buried at [[Cypress Lawn Cemetery]].<ref name="obit"/>
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