John Hastings (Ohio politician)

John Hastings (1778  December 8, 1854) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

John Hastings
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 17th district
In office
March 4, 1839  March 4, 1843
Preceded byCharles D. Coffin
Succeeded byWilliam C. McCauslen
Personal details
Born1778 (1778)
Kingdom of Ireland
DiedDecember 8, 1854(1854-12-08) (aged 75–76)
Hanoverton, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeGrove Hill Cemetery, Hanoverton, Ohio
Political partyDemocratic

Born in the Kingdom of Ireland in 1778, Hastings engaged in agricultural pursuits, while studying law in Lisbon, Ohio. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Mississippi.

He returned to Ohio and settled in Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, where once again, he engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Hastings was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1839 March 4, 1843).

He died near Hanoverton, Ohio, December 8, 1854 and was interred in Grove Hill Cemetery.

Sources

  • United States Congress. "John Hastings (id: H000328)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • John Hastings at Find a Grave

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