Harry B. Hawes
U.S. Congressperson
1869 – 1947
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Who was Harry B. Hawes?
Harry Bartow Hawes was an American lawyer, conservationist, and politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate from Missouri. He is best known for the Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act, the first U.S. law granting independence to the Philippines, and for earlier work assisting the Republic of Hawaii become a U.S. territory.
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- Born
- Nov 15, 1869
Covington - Also known as
- Harry Hawes
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Washington University School of Law
- Died
- Jul 31, 1947
Washington, D.C.
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on July 23, 2013
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