John Hanna (Indiana politician)
John Hanna | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 7th district | |
In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | |
Preceded by | Franklin Landers |
Succeeded by | Gilbert De La Matyr |
Personal details | |
Born | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | November 3, 1827
Died | October 24, 1882 Plainfield, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 54)
Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery Greencastle, Indiana, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Indiana Asbury University |
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John Hanna (September 3, 1827 – October 24, 1882) was a
Early years
John Hanna was born on September 3, 1827, near Indianapolis. He pursued classical studies and graduated from the Indiana Asbury University (now DePauw University) in 1850. He studied law, was admitted to the bar.[1]
Career
Hanna commenced practice in Greencastle. He was mayor of Greencastle from 1851 to 1854.[1]
Bleeding Kansas
He moved to Kansas in 1857 and in December of that year was elected to its Territorial legislature. He served from 1857 to 1858.[1][2] In 1858, as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, he introduced and secured passage (over the Governor's veto) of an act that repealed the 1855 law "To punish offenses against slave property", effectively making expansion of slavery in Kansas impossible.[3][4] He returned to Indiana in 1858.
U.S. Attorney
In 1860, he was an Indiana elector for
Congressman
He was elected as a
Personal life
Hanna died on October 24, 1882, in Plainfield, Indiana. He was interred at Forest Hill Cemetery in Greencastle.[1]
References
- United States Congress. "John Hanna (id: H000160)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- John Hanna, in The History of Hendricks County(Chicalgo. Interstate Publishing. 1885) pp. 619–622
- ^ a b c d e f "Hanna, John". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ Daniel Webster Wilder, The Annals of Kansas. Arno Press. NY 1975. pp. 192-193
- ^ Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908, Vol. X. pp. 169-211.
- ^ The History of Hendricks County(Chicalgo. Interstate Publishing. 1885) pp. 619-622.
- ^ Records of the Indiana Secretary of State Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America, 1858-1861, p. 320.
- ^ Davis, David/ U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Ex Parte Milligan. 71 U.S. 2 (4 Wall,) [1]
- ^ Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America, Vol. 14
- ^ The History of Hendricks County(Chicalgo. Interstate Publishing. 1885) pp. 619-622.
- ^ A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation:U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875, Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States, Vol. 16, P, 55[2][permanent dead link] The Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress states he served until 1869. However, as the citation in the Senate Executive Journal shows, his replacement was nominated December 14, 1866.
- ^ a b Michael J. Dubin. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997. McFarland & Co., Inc. 1998. pp237 & 244