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Hardie was appointed to the Board of Regents of Iowa State University in 1877 by Governor Nebold. Locally he served as the first secretary of the Metropolitan Lodge No 49, A.F. & A.M., when it was organized on October 23, 1854. In 1863 Hardie was elected secretary of the board of education and held the office until his death, a remarkable record of thirty-six years of continuous service. | Hardie was appointed to the Board of Regents of Iowa State University in 1877 by Governor Nebold. Locally he served as the first secretary of the Metropolitan Lodge No 49, A.F. & A.M., when it was organized on October 23, 1854. In 1863 Hardie was elected secretary of the board of education and held the office until his death, a remarkable record of thirty-six years of continuous service. | ||
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HARDIE, Thomas. (Montreal, Canada, Jan. 25, 1819-Dubuque, IA, Apr. 11,1899). Grainer. Hardie arrived in Dubuque on October 6, 1846, and entered into partnership with a friend to form Bennett and Hardie, a painting business that continued in operation until 1850 or 1851. Hardie specialized in graining inexpensive lumber to resemble more expensive woods.
In 1848 Hardie was elected to the Board of Aldermen from the Fourth Ward. From 1854 to 1855 he served in the Sixth Iowa General Assembly, the last to use the old capital in Iowa City, and he was elected to the Ninth General Assembly in 1860.
Hardie was appointed to the Board of Regents of Iowa State University in 1877 by Governor Nebold. Locally he served as the first secretary of the Metropolitan Lodge No 49, A.F. & A.M., when it was organized on October 23, 1854. In 1863 Hardie was elected secretary of the board of education and held the office until his death, a remarkable record of thirty-six years of continuous service.