BROWN COUNTY OHIO - BIO: HARE, Thomas M., D.D. (published 1925)
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HISTORY OF OHIO, The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925
Volume III, Page 108

        THOMAS M. HARE, D.D.  A native of Southern Ohio, a minister of the
Methodist Church, Thomas M. Hare took up the work of the Anti-Saloon League
a quarter of a century ago, and has been one of the important personalities
representing this great organization not only in Ohio, but in other states.
He is now, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league of Ohio, with home at
Westerville and offices at 175 South High Street in Columbus.
        He was born in Brown County, Ohio in 1865. His father served as a
Union Soldier in the Civil war, and on returning home found his affairs in
practical bankruptcy. He died shortly after the war leaving his widow with
small children to rear and support. She then removed to Fayette County,
joining some relatives and locating on a farm four and a half miles south
of Washington Court House.
        It was on this farm that Thomas M. Hare grew to manhood. He
attended public schools, continued his education in the National Normal
University at Lebanon, and after studying law was admitted to the bar.
However, he never engaged in the practice of that profession. His attention
instead was diverted to the ministry, and he became a member of the Ohio
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His first pastorate,
beginning in 1893, was at new Plymouth, in Vinton County. He continued
active in the Methodist ministry in Ohio for seven years and his last
pastorate was at Rushville. He left that pastorate to engage in the work of
the Anti-Saloon League. Doctor Hare in 1900 entered the Anti-Saloon league
organization, his first position being as superintendent of Canton, Ohio,
District. Later he succeeded Mr. Wayne B. Wheeler as superintendent of the
Cleveland District, at which time Mr. Wheeler became state superintendent
of Ohio. From Cleveland Doctor Hare was called to the office of
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Wisconsin, with headquarters at
Milwaukee, and later was for a time national legislative superintendent,
with headquarters at Washington. He served as state superintendent of the
League in West Virginia, and in 1911-12 he organized and conducted the
campaign which resulted in that state going dry by a majority of 92,342.
Following that he served about five years as state superintendent of the
League in Maryland.
        From Maryland Doctor Hare returned to his native state of Ohio,
establishing his home at Westerville. The Town of Westerville, in Franklin
County, has more associations than any other American community with the
inception and growth of the temperance movement, particularly with the
beginning of the Anti-Saloon league, whose work as much as any other factor
contributed to the adoption of the Eighteenth Amendment. Doctor Hare early
in 1924 was appointed superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league of Ohio,
taking charge of the office February 1, 1924.
        Doctor Hare married Miss Addie G. Post, of Washington Court House,
Ohio. She is a sister of Congressman J.D. Post, of Washington Court House
and a prominent member of the Ohio bar.


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