John Hastings (Ohio politician)

John Hastings (1778 – December 8, 1854) was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1839 to 1843.

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

Biography

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Born in the Kingdom of Ireland in 1778, Hastings engaged in agricultural pursuits, while studying law in Lisbon, Ohio.

Early career

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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.

Congress

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

Death and burial

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

Sources

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

  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 17th congressional district

March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
Succeeded by