Hardy practised law in Washington, D.C. in the late 1840s but was a wealthy merchant in the 1850 and 1860 censuses living in Norfolk,VA. Like his brother, Thomas J. Hardy, he was a member of Co. A of the 54th Regiment Virginia Militia. In January 1862, Hardy applied directly to General Henry A. Wise asking to be appointed quarter master of Roanoke Island, but by February 1862, Roanoke Island was in Union hands so no appointment was made.
He was licensed to practise law in New York City in November 1869, moving there from Accomac County, VA. He published at least five plays in New York in the early 1870s: Crowding the Season; Widow Freeheart, Or, The Woman Haters; Clarence Vernon; The Baron of the Crag; and Perplexed (The) Postmaster. He is listed in the 1880 census as a councilor (lawyer) in Washington, D.C. Hardy died on March 30, 1893 and is buried in Norfolk, VA in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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