John Hahn (October 30, 1776 – February 26, 1823) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
for
Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district
Pennsylvania's second congressional district includes all of Northeast Philadelphia and parts of North Philadelphia east of Broad Street, as well as portions of Philadelphia's River Wards. It has been represented by Democrat Brendan Boyle since 2 ...
from 1815 to 1817.
Biography
John Hahn was born in
New Hanover Township, Pennsylvania
New Hanover Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,939 at the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.6 square miles ...
. He studied at the
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
The Perelman School of Medicine, commonly known as Penn Med, is the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1765, the Perelman School of Medicine is the oldest medi ...
, graduating in 1798,
and practiced medicine. Hahn was elected as a Republican to the
Fourteenth Congress. He resumed the practice of medicine and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in New Hanover Township in 1823, and was interred in Falkner Swamp Graveyard.
Sources
The Political Graveyard
References
1776 births
1823 deaths
People from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania alumni
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