US Congressman, Lawyer. He was a United States Representative from the State of New York. He was born one of two children as John Henry Hobart Haws to George Haws (1774-1836), and his wife Rachel Purtain Haws (1773-1848), in New York, New York, sometime in 1809, but the actual date is currently unknown to historians. He was educated locally and later attended and graduated from the prestigious Columbia College of Columbia University, in New York City, New York, in 1827. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced his practice of law shortly thereafter in New York City, New York. He then decided to run for a seat in the United States Congress and was elected to succeed the outgoing United States Representative Walter Underhill (1795-1866), on March 4, 1851. A Member of the Whig Party, he then served New York's 4th District (Thirty-Second Congress), in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1851, to March 3, 1853. He was an unsuccessful Candidate for re-election in 1852. Following his term in the United States Congress, he was succeeded in office by the incoming United States Representative Michael Walsh (1810-1859), on March 4, 1853. After leaving the United States Congress, he resumed his practice of law until his death on January 27. 1858. He passed away in New York City, New York, on January 27, 1858, at the age of 48 or 49. Following his death, his funeral service was held from his residence at N. 280 Broome Street in Manhattan, New York, to St. Stephen's Church in Manhattan, New York. Following the funeral service, he was buried in Saint Stephen's Churchyard and Vaults in Manhattan, New York. He was later reburied in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. He was married to Maria Louisa Thompson Haws (1812-1888), in New York City, New York, on November 10, 1830, and the couple had two children together including, Civil War Veteran Lieutenant Colonel George Thompson Haws (1834-1875).