John A. Hanna
John A. Hanna | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th district | |
In office March 4, 1803 – July 23, 1805 | |
Preceded by | See below |
Succeeded by | See below |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 6th district | |
In office March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Maclay |
Succeeded by | John Stewart |
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
In office 1791 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1762 Flemington, New Jersey |
Died | July 23, 1805 (aged 42/43) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
John Andre Hanna (1762 – July 23, 1805) was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania.
Biography
Born in Flemington, New Jersey, he received a classical education and graduated from Princeton College in 1782. He studied law, was admitted to the bar of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1783 and commenced practice in Lancaster. He moved to Harrisburg and was admitted to the Dauphin County bar in 1785. He was a delegate to the State convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1787, and was secretary of the anti-Federal conference in 1788.
Hanna was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1791, and was elected lieutenant colonel of the Third Battalion of Dauphin County on December 29, 1792. He was appointed brigadier general of Dauphin County Brigade on April 19, 1793 and was in command during the Whisky Rebellion of that year. He was appointed major general of the Sixth Division of Dauphin and Berks Counties on April 23, 1800.
Hanna was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1797, until his death in Harrisburg in 1805; interment was in Mount Kalmia Cemetery.
Archibald McAllister, John Hanna's grandson, was also a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania.
See also
References
- United States Congress. "John A. Hanna (id: H000161)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
External links
- 1762 births
- 1805 deaths
- Burials at Harrisburg Cemetery
- Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- People from Flemington, New Jersey
- Politicians from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Politicians from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Democratic-Republicans
- Princeton University alumni
- Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives