Frederick H. Hastings

Frederick Herring Hastings (December 2, 1818 – October 15, 1869) was an American lawyer, manufacturer, and politician from New York.

Life

Hastings was born on December 2, 1818 in Albany, New York.[1]

Hastings graduated from Williams College in 1838, after which he practiced law in Albany. In 1848, circumstances compelled him to leave the profession and he became a manufacturer of cotton goods in Brainard.[1]

In 1863, Hastings was elected to the New York State Senate as a Republican, representing New York's 12th State Senate district (Rensselaer and Washington counties). He served in the Senate in 1864[2] and 1865.[3] During the last year of his term, his health began to fail him and he lost the renomination. He also served for a term or two as town supervisor of Nassau.[4]

Hastings was an active member and elder of the Brainard Presbyterian Church. He was married three times: first to Frances F. Hosmer in 1842, then to Lavinia C. King in 1855, then to Loraine E. King in 1863.[1]

Hastings died at home on October 15, 1869.[4] He was buried in Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands.

References
  1. Durfee, Calvin (1875). "Obituary Report, 1870-71". Williams Obituary Report, 1865-1875. North Adams, M.A.: James T. Robinson & Son. p. 8 – via Google Books.
  2. The Evening Journal Almanac, 1864. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Company. 1864. p. 71 – via Internet Archive.
  3. The Evening Journal Almanac, 1865. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Company. 1865. p. 66 – via Internet Archive.
  4. "Death of Ex-Senator Hastings". The Troy Weekly Times. Vol. XIV, no. 17. Troy, N.Y. 23 October 1869. p. 3 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.
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