Rufus Hardy (December 16, 1855 – March 13, 1943) was a United States representative of the Democratic Party from the state of Texas.

Hardy was born Monroe County, Mississippi, to George Washington and Pauline J.

[1] Hardy enrolled at Somerville Institute in Noxubee County, Mississippi, in 1871, and received his L.L.B.

From 1880 to 1884 he served as a prosecuting attorney of Navarro County, Texas.

Upon retirement from Congress, Hardy returned to private practice in Corsicana.