John Hastings (Ohio politician) explained

John Hastings
State:Ohio
District:17th
Term Start:March 4, 1839
Term End:March 4, 1843
Preceded:Charles D. Coffin
Succeeded:William C. McCauslen
Party:Democratic
Birth Place:Kingdom of Ireland
Death Place:Hanoverton, Ohio, U.S.
Restingplace:Grove Hill Cemetery, Hanoverton, Ohio

John Hastings (1778December 8, 1854) was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1839 to 1843.

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.