Samuel Hackleton (December 22, 1804 – July 6, 1848) was a farmer, trader, soldier, and politician. Born in

Marblehead, Massachusetts Marblehead is a coastal New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, along the North Shore (Massachusetts), North Shore. Its population was 20,441 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The town lies on a small peninsula that extends ...

, Hackletom moved to

Jay, Maine Jay is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,620 at the 2020 United States Census. Jay includes the village of Chisholm. History This was once territory of the Anasagunticook (or Androscoggin) Abenaki Indians, ...

in 1828. In 1830, he settled in

Fulton County, Illinois Fulton County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 37,069. Its county seat is Lewistown, and the largest city is Canton. Fulton County comprises the Canton, IL Micropolitan Statistic ...

. Hackleton returned to Marblehead, Massachusetts briefly and then returned to Fulton County, Illinois. He was a farmer and trader. Hackleton served in the

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...

in 1832, 1834, and 1842; he served as Speaker of the Illinois House of Refresentatives in 1842. From 1836 to 1840, Hackleton served in the

Illinois State Senate The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. Under the I ...

. He fought in the

Black Hawk War The Black Hawk War was a conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks, Meskwakis (Fox), and Kickapoos, known as the "British Band", crosse ...

. In 1847, he fought in the Mexican–American War and killed near what is now

Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe ( ; , Spanish for 'Holy Faith'; tew, Oghá P'o'oge, Tewa for 'white shell water place'; tiw, Hulp'ó'ona, label=Tiwa language, Northern Tiwa; nv, Yootó, Navajo for 'bead + water place') is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. ...

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* 1804 births 1848 deaths People from Fulton County, Illinois People from Jay, Maine People from Marblehead, Massachusetts Farmers from Illinois American people of the Black Hawk War American military personnel of the Mexican–American War Speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives Members of the Illinois House of Representatives Illinois state senators 19th-century American politicians {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub