John Hastings (Ohio politician)

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John Hastings
Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from Ohio's 17th district
In office
March 4, 1839 March 4, 1843
Preceded by Charles D. Coffin
Succeeded by William C. McCauslen
Personal details
Born1778 (1778)
Kingdom of Ireland
DiedDecember 8, 1854(1854-12-08) (aged 75–76)
Hanoverton, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeGrove Hill Cemetery, Hanoverton, Ohio
Political party Democratic

John Hastings (1778 December 8, 1854) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in the Kingdom of Ireland in 1778, Hastings engaged in agricultural pursuits, while studying law in Lisbon, Ohio. 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 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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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Charles D. Coffin
Member of the  U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 17th congressional district

March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1843
Succeeded by
William C. McCauslen

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