John Hastings (Ohio politician)
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Biography
Born in the Kingdom of Ireland in 1778, Hastings engaged in agricultural pursuits, while studying law in Lisbon, Ohio.
Early career
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.
Congress
Hastings was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1843).
Death and burial
He died near Hanoverton, Ohio, December 8, 1854 and was interred in Grove Hill Cemetery.
Sources
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- 1778 births
- 1854 deaths
- People from Hanoverton, Ohio
- Irish emigrants to the United States
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives