John Hastings (1778December 8, 1854) was a
U.S. Representative
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from
Ohio.
Born in the
Kingdom of Ireland
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in 1778, Hastings engaged in
agricultural
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pursuits, while studying law in
Lisbon, Ohio
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. He was
admitted to the bar and practiced in
Mississippi.
He returned to Ohio and settled in
Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, where once again, he engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Hastings was elected as a
Democrat
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to the
Twenty-sixth and
Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1843).
He died near
Hanoverton, Ohio, December 8, 1854 and was interred in Grove Hill Cemetery.
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1778 births
1854 deaths
People from Hanoverton, Ohio
Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923)
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
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