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 Robert Bradley Hawley - Lakeview Cemetery - Galveston, TX Posted by:  jhuoni
N 29° 16.388 W 094° 49.508
15R E 322685 N 3239628
The Hawley-Oakes Mausoleum is located in Galveston's Lakeview Cemetery. Robert Hawley served in the 55th and 56th Congress representing Texas's 10th Congressional District.
Waymark Code: WM118PR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2019
Views: 4
Handbook of Texas Online - "HAWLEY, ROBERT BRADLEY" By Anne W. Hooker
HAWLEY, ROBERT BRADLEY (1849–1921). Robert Bradley Hawley, congressman, was born on October 25, 1849, in Memphis, Tennessee, where he attended public schools and the Christian Brothers' College. He moved to Galveston, Texas, in 1875 and for twenty years was a merchant, importer, and manufacturer. From 1889 to 1893 he was president of the board of education of the Galveston city schools. Hawley was temporary chairman of the Republican State Convention in San Antonio in September 1890 and was delegate to several Republican National Conventions. He was elected to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth congresses. In 1900 he became president of the Cuban-American Sugar Company. He died in New York City on November 28, 1921, and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston.
Description:
From the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
HAWLEY, Robert Bradley
A Representative from Texas; born in Memphis, Tenn., October 25, 1849; attended the public schools and the Christian Brothers’ College, Memphis, Tenn.; moved to Galveston, Tex., in 1875; was a merchant, importer, and manufacturer in the city of Galveston for twenty years; president of the Galveston Board of Education 1889-1893; temporary chairman of the Republican State convention at San Antonio September 4, 1890; delegate to several Republican National Conventions; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1901); was not a candidate for renomination in 1900; organized and became president of the Cuban-American Sugar Co. in 1900; died in New York City November 28, 1921; interment in Lake View Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
Date of birth: 10/25/1849
Date of death: 11/28/1921
Area of notoriety: Politics
Marker Type: Tomb (above ground)
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daylight
Fee required?: No
Web site: Not listed
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