Andrew J. Harlan
Andrew Harlan | |
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21st Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives | |
In office 1866–1868 | |
Preceded by | Walter L. Lovelace |
Succeeded by | John C. Orrick |
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the ? district | |
In office 1864–1868 | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 11th district | |
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | John U. Pettit |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 10th district | |
In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | |
Preceded by | William R. Rockhill |
Succeeded by | Samuel Brenton |
Personal details | |
Born | Ohio, U.S. | March 29, 1815
Died | May 19, 1907 Savannah, Missouri, U.S | (aged 92)
Political party | Republican (1855–1907) |
Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 1855) |
Relatives | Aaron Harlan (cousin) |
Andrew Jackson Harlan (March 29, 1815 – May 19, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and later a member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He was a cousin of Aaron Harlan.
Born near Wilmington, Ohio, Harlan attended the public schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1839 and commenced practice in Richmond, Indiana. He moved to Marion, Indiana, in 1839.
Career
He served as a clerk of the Indiana House of Representatives in 1842 and a member 1846-1848.
U.S. House of Representatives
Harlan was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851).
Harlan was elected to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). He served as chairman of the Committee on Mileage (Thirty-third Congress). In a Democratic congressional convention at Marion, Indiana in 1854, he was publicly read out of the Democratic Party for voting against the repeal of the Missouri Compromise. He declined the nomination from the People's Party in 1854 for the Thirty-fourth Congress, and afterward allied himself with the Republican Party.
Post-congressional career
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Later life
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References
- United States Congress. "Andrew J. Harlan (id: H000208)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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