Henry Peter Haun (January 18, 1815 – June 6, 1860) was a California Judge, farmer, and

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from California. He was appointed by Governor

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to serve out Senator

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's term following his predecessor's death in a duel.

Early life

Henry P. Haun was born on January 18, 1815 to John Haun and wife Katherine Winter Haun at Haun's Mill near Lexington, Kentucky. He graduated from

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and was admitted to the bar in 1839.

Personal life

On October 27, 1848, he married a cousin, Catherine Haun. They had two children, Kate (b. 1851) and David Rose (b. 1853).

Career

Haun was elected as the Prosecuting Attorney of

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. He then moved to Clinton County, Iowa to start a practice with his brother, W. G. Haun. In 1846 he was elected as a delegate of the Iowa Constitutional Convention. In the spring of 1849, he traveled overland with his family during the

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. They settled in

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in January 1850. He served as the first County Judge of

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from 1851 to 1854. On October 29, 1859, he was selected by Governor

to fill the vacancy of

in the

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. He served as senator from November 1859 to March 3, 1860. He was succeeded by Milton S. Latham.

Death

Haun died on June 6, 1860, in

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at age 45, several days after returning from

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References

External links

Women's diaries of the westward journey
/ ollected byLillian Schlissel; preface by Carl N. Degler
Haun Collection Archive
. The Haun Collection archive spans more than 100 years in the life of the Haun family, from the Gold Rush to the Civil War to the early 20th century. The collection is housed at the Plumas County Museum in Quincy, CA. * Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California, with Other Sketches / by Stephen Johnson Field, George C. Gorham 1815 births 1860 deaths Transylvania University alumni Democratic Party United States senators from California California Democrats 19th-century American politicians People from Marysville, California People from Scott County, Kentucky {{California-politician-stub