George H. Hardy

Name: George H. Hardy
Given Name: George H.
Family Name: Hardy
Sex: Male
Description: George H. Hardy was a University of Virginia student and rapist. University of Virginia’s Faculty Minutes, April 24, 1850, records that University of Virginia student George H. Hardy, along with students Armistead C. Eliason and James E. Montandon, violently raped a young girl described as a “small negro girl.” Their violent crime was witnessed and interrupted by students Conrad (given name unknown), Eastham (given name unknown), and R. V. Gaines who also reported the crime to the Chairman of the Faculty. Hardy and fellow perpetrators Eliason and Montandon fled and escaped the “Civil Authority” in Charlottesville. The Board of Visitors Minutes, June 28, 1850, records that they were expelled from the university.
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Occupation: University of Virginia student