Hardy, William H. (William Harris), 1837-1917
Variant namesBorn in Todd's Hill, Alabama; attended schools in Tennessee; founded Sylvarena Academy, Flowers, Mississippi; entered the legal profession and by 1858 had established a practice in Raleigh, Mississippi; fought with the 16th Mississippi Infantry during the Civil War; established the railroad line between New Orleans and Meridian; president of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Company, and founder of Gulfport, Laurel, and Hattiesburg; State Senator and Circuit Court Judge.
From the description of Papers, 1873-1929. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 16876524
Born in Todds Hill, Alabama, in 1837, William Harris Hardy established careers as an attorney, Confederate officer, state senator and judge in Mississippi. Owing to his role in railroad development, he founded the cities of Hattiesburg, Gulfport and Laurel. He married his first wife, Sallie Ann Johnson, in 1860. They had six children before her death in 1872. William Hardy died in Gulfport, Mississippi, in 1917.
From the description of Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) papers, 1860-1972 (bulk 1860-1881). (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 56016758
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| creatorOf | Hardy, William H. (William Harris), 1837-1917. Papers, 1873-1929. | University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library | |
| referencedIn | Mississippi. Secretary of State. A memorial to Congress, for the request of lands to aid the construction of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, 1871. | University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library | |
| referencedIn | Gulf and Ship Island Railroad. Minute book, 1887-1907. | University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library | |
| creatorOf | Hardy, William H. (William Harris), 1837-1917. Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) papers, 1860-1972 (bulk 1860-1881). | University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library |
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| associatedWith | Gulf and Ship Island Railroad. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hardy family. | family |
| associatedWith | Hardy, Hattie Lott, d. 1895. | person |
| associatedWith | Hardy, Lamar, 1879-1950. | person |
| associatedWith | Hardy, Mattie. | person |
| associatedWith | Hardy, Sallie J. (Sallie Johnson), 1843-1872. | person |
| associatedWith | Mississippi. Secretary of State. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of Southern Mississippi. | corporateBody |
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| Hattiesburg (Miss.) | |||
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| Laurel (Miss.) | |||
| Gulfport (Miss.) | |||
| Meridian (Miss.) |
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| City planning |
| Railroads |
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Person
Birth 1837
Death 1917
