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Overview
Joseph R. Hawley was a Hamilton College alumnus of the class of 1847 who became a prominent Civil War general and U.S. Senator from Connecticut. He is also remembered as a founder of the Hartford Courant. A memorial window in Hamilton’s chapel was dedicated to him around 1907.
Relevance to Research
The 1907–08 course catalog references “Senator Joseph Hawley ‘47” in the context of a chapel memorial window donated by Samuel P. Calef Esq. of Utica. The catalog also references the “Curran-Hawley Prize Examination,” a prize competition bearing his name (along with Curran), indicating an endowed prize associated with him at the college.
Notes
Two distinct references appear: the memorial window and the Curran-Hawley Prize. The catalog class year abbreviation “‘47” refers to the Hamilton class of 1847. The prize examination is listed in the academic calendar for March 20 of the 1907–08 year.
Related Sources
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1907-08_djvu.txt