John Hastings
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 17th district
In office
March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1843
Preceded byCharles D. Coffin
Succeeded byWilliam 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 partyDemocratic

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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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byCharles D. Coffin Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 17th congressional district March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1843 Succeeded byWilliam C. McCauslen


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