Augustus L. Hart
13th Attorney General of California
In office
January 8, 1880 – January 10, 1883
GovernorGeorge Clement Perkins
Preceded byJo Hamilton
Succeeded byEdward C. Marshall
Personal details
Born(1849-10-15)October 15, 1849
Indiana, U.S.
Died1901 (aged 51–52)
Livermore, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Augustus L. Hart (October 15, 1849 – 1901) was the 13th Attorney General of California.

Birth

Augustus L. Hart was born in Indiana on October 15, 1849.[1]

Politics

Hart believed that it is necessary to empower the rights of the people of California and it was derived from the equal protection of the law.[1]

Quotes

"if she will ever maintain the rights of the poor as the rights of the rich; will ever look to the interest of the laboring classes, the men whose property, though small in degree to them, are equal to those of the richer classes. She will maintain their rights and will maintain the rights of the agriculturalists, maintain the rights of the mechanics, the farmers, the lawyers and all-extending equality to all her people the entire extent of her domain...."[1]

Death

Augustus L. Hart died in Livermore, California in 1901.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Augustus L. Hart, 13th Attorney General". State of California Department of Justice. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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