Andrew Jackson Harlan (March 29, 1815 – May 19, 1907) was a

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from

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and later a member of the

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. He was a cousin of

Aaron Harlan Aaron Harlan (September 8, 1802 – January 8, 1868) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, cousin of Andrew Jackson Harlan. Born in Warren County, Ohio, Harlan attended a public school and later attended a law school. He was admitted to the b ...

. Born near

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, Harlan attended the public schools. He studied law, was

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in 1839 and commenced practice in

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. He moved to

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, in 1839.

Career

He served as a clerk of the

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in 1842 and a member 1846-1848.

U.S. House of Representatives

Harlan was elected as a

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to the

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(March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851). Harlan was elected to the

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(March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). He served as chairman of the Committee on Mileage (Thirty-third Congress). In a Democratic congressional convention at

in 1854, he was publicly read out of the

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for voting against the repeal of the

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. He declined the nomination from the People's Party in 1854 for the

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, and afterward allied himself with the Republican Party.

Post-congressional career

He moved to

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in 1861, where he served as a member of the Territorial house of representatives in 1861 and served as speaker. He was driven from the Territory by the Indians in September 1862 and settled in

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, where he resumed the practice of law. He served as a member of the

1864-1868, serving as a speaker for the last two years.

Later life

He moved to

Wakeeney, Kansas WaKeeney is a city in and the county seat of Trego County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,799. History James Keeney, a land speculator in Chicago, purchased land at the site of modern-day WaKeene ...

, in 1885 and practiced law. He was appointed by President Harrison as

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of Wakeeney and served from 1890 to 1894. He was removed to

, in 1894 and died there on May 19, 1907. He was interred in Savannah Cemetery.

References

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