Hardin, Charles Henry, ex-Governor souri, was born in Trimble County, Sorby, July 15, 1820, and died at Mexico, en, July 20, 1892. He was a son of sad Hannah (Jewell) Hardin, both nts of old Virginia families. Mrs. was a sister of Dr. William Jewell, of eba, the founder of William Jewell

at Liberty, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. were the parents of five children, sons and two daughters. Charles H. at was their second child. At an early day his parents removed from Virginia, their 5th lace, to Kentucky, and after a few vard residence there removed to Boone betty, Missouri, where the family was for Land where the elder Hardin prospered

" He died August 20, 1830, when Charles II., was only ten years of age. e care and education of the son devolved

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ous in his demeanor, he possesses a naturally sympathetic feeling which affords assurance of a deep-seated personal interest in his patients, inspiring that confidence which is so efficient an aid to medical skill. He is now lecturer on physical diagnosis in the MedicoChirurgical College of Kansas City, and secretary of the faculty. He is a member of the Jackson County Medical Society, in which he holds the position of censor; of the Kansas City District Medical Society; of the Kansas City Academy of Medicine, in which he has served as secretary and as censor; of the Missouri State Medical Society, and of the American Medical Association. He is a Democrat in politics, but has taken little active interest in political affairs on account of the exactions of his profession. The year following his removal to Kansas City, he was the nominee of his party for the position of city physician, and was defeated by but one vote. With his wife he is a member of the Christian Church. He holds membership with the Knights of Pythias, with the Woodmen of the World, and with the Brotherhood of America. June 19, 1884, Dr. Hardin married Miss Lunette Mosby, an amiable and well educated lady, of Liberty, Missouri. Two children have been born of this marriage, Celeste and Samuel B. Hardin. The first named was a second year student in the Kansas City High School, and the last named was a student in the ward school in 1900.

Hardin, Charles Henry, ex-Governor of Missouri, was born in Trimble County, Kentucky, July 15, 1820, and died at Mexico, Missouri, July 29, 1892. He was a son of Charles and Hannah (Jewell) Hardin, both descendants of old Virginia families. Mrs. Hardin was a sister of Dr. William Jewell, of Columbia, the founder of William Jewell College, at Liberty, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Hardin were the parents of five children, three sons and two daughters. Charles H. Hardin was their second child. At an early day his parents removed from Virginia, their birthplace, to Kentucky, and after a few years' residence there removed to Boone County, Missouri, where the family was reared and where the elder Hardin prospered financially. He died August 20, 1830, when his son, Charles H., was only ten years of age. The care and education of the son devolved

upon the mother, who was a firm, devout Christian of unusual strength of mind. The son attended the excellent schools at Columbia until 1837, when he entered the college at Bloomington, Indiana, where he remained. two years. From 1839 to 1841 he attended Miami University, at Oxford, Ohio, where he graduated with honor, receiving the degree of bachelor of arts, July 13, 1841. Subsequently this institution conferred upon him the degree of master of arts. William Jewell College gave him the degree of doctor of laws. Returning to Columbia after completing his college course, he began the study of law under Judge James M. Gordon, then one of the prominent lawyers of the State. In 1843 he was admitted to the bar and located at Fulton, the judicial seat of Callaway County, where he entered actively into the practice of his profession, and soon became recognized as a young attorney of more than ordinary ability, and by the people of Fulton was elected a justice of the peace. His decisions of cases were remarkable for correctness, and the few successful appeals from his court attracted the attention of the legal fraternity. As a lawyer he was highly successful, and his arguments in cases and all his legal papers were models of conciseness and accuracy. As a pleader he was forcible, a clear thinker, and while not of the greatest eloquence and brilliancy as an orator, his convincing manner and plain common sense successfully appealed to the court and jurors. After a term of five years of eminently suc cessful practice he was chosen prosecuting attorney of the Third Judicial Circuit and served a four years' term, remarkable on account of no indictment drawn by him ever being overruled by the court. In his duties he was conscientious, and through no fault of his did any offender escape. In 1859 he was appointed one of the managers of the State Lunatic Asylum at Fulton, which position he

held for twelve years, in the meantime being

secretary of the board. Under his watchful eye the affairs of the institution were managed economically and with consummate ability. Prior to his appointment to the board of managers of the State Lunatic Asylum, and in 1852, he was elected to the Legislature from Callaway County, and at the close of his term was returned. In 1855 the Legislature appointed him, together with Honorable John W. Reid, of Kansas

City, and Hon. Thomas C. Richardson, of Scotland County, to revise and compile the "State Statutes," and he was selected to superintend the printing of the same, a task which he discharged with credit and marked ability. For the third time he was elected to the Legislature in 1859, and at the close of his term in 1860, he was elected to the State Senate for the district composed of Callaway and Boone Counties. The term in which he served was one of the most exciting and stormy in the history of the State. He was made the chairman of the committee on judiciary, a place at that period which called for the calmest consideration and the exercise of powerful judgment. He filled

the position admirably. While a member of the State Senate in 1861, he removed his residence from Fulton to his farm, nine miles southwest of Mexico, where he remained until 1865, when he opened an office and practiced his profession for several years in Mexico. In 1866 he improved a farm, two miles. north of Mexico, where he resided until his death. For a while he withdrew from the political field. He had the confidence of all who knew him. Legal and business affairs of every kind and character were thrust upon him. His reputation for honesty, combined with his great ability, caused him to be overwhelmed with work, arising out of administrative, executive and guardianship affairs. In all his transactions he was guided by the highest sense of honor. He was exacting to the fraction, and never held a cent in trust but what was carefully accounted for. Governor Hardin retired from legal practice in 1871, and a year later was sent to the State Senate the honor unsolicited, for he never sought office-from the district composed of Audrain, Boone and Callaway Counties. Again he was made chairman of the judiciary committee, and also chairman of the committee on the Lunatic Asylum. The people of the State wanted him for Governor, and at the Democratic convention, which met in 1874, he was nominated, and at the following election was elected, receiving a majority of nearly 40,000 votes. As State executive, his administration marks an important era in Missouri's financial affairs. Differences arising out of the Civil War, and recklessness and mismanagement resultant, had impaired the credit of the State. Governor Hardin's management soon raised the value of the State

bonds from ninety-five cents on the dollar to a premium of 7 per cent above par. He maintained law and order, and in every way upheld and added to the dignity of the commonwealth. The following resolution was adopted by the Democratic State convention, July 19, 1876: "Resolved, That we point with pride to the administration of Charles H. Hardin, Governor of Missouri, as a model one in the history of the State, and challenge comparison for it with that of any other State in the Union; and upon the honorable record thus made in the management of our State affairs, we invite all good men to co-operate with us in our determination to present and elect a State ticket that shall prove worthy successors to Governor Charles H. Hardin and his associates in the various State affairs."

At the close of his term as Governor he returned to his farm, two miles north of Mexico, and retired from public life. He was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. The well known female college, Hardin College, at Mexico, Missouri, now stands as a monument to the man's generosity, and will for time to come perpetuate his memory. To this institution he gave nearly $75,000. In works of charity he was foremost among the citizens of Missouri. He even lived in a simple and economical manner so that he could accomplish lasting good to his fellow men. Like all men of extraordinary mental qualities, often by his friends he was accused of eccentricities, but time demonstrated that his alleged peculiarities, which were mainly of an economic nature, were not without wisdom, and served as a veil for the purely charitable inclinations of the man. During life he had the confidence and respect of all who knew him, and never did his virtues shine brighter in the eyes of the people of Missouri than when the announcement of his death was made. In 1844 Governor Hardin was married to Miss Mary B. Jenkins, daughter of Theodorick Jenkins, of Boone County, Missouri. Mrs. Hardin resides at Mexico surrounded by a circle of faithful friends, and continues in the charitable work inaugurated by her noted husband.

Hardin, Hopkins, was born September 19, 1838, in Albemarle County, Virginia. His parents were Hopkins and Amanda (Beal) Hardin, both of whom were natives of Vir