John A. Hanna
American politician
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John Andre Hanna (1762 – July 23, 1805) was an American lawyer, slaveholder and politician who served four terms as a United States representative from Pennsylvania from 1797 to 1805.
4th district (1803–1805)
1762
John Hanna | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1797 – July 23, 1805 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Maclay |
| Succeeded by | Robert Whitehill |
| Constituency | 6th district (1797–1803) 4th district (1803–1805) |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1791 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Andre Hanna 1762 |
| Died | July 23, 1805 (aged 42–43) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Kalmia Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
Archibald McAllister, John Hanna's grandson, was also a U.S. representative from Pennsylvania.
Early life and career
Born in Flemington in the Province of New Jersey, he received a classical education and graduated from Princeton College in 1782. He was a slaveholder.[1]
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.
Political career
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.
Congress
Hanna ran for Congress in 1794, losing to Samuel Maclay,[2] but won a rematch in 1796. [3] He was elected to the Fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1797 to his death.
Death
He died in Harrisburg in 1805.
His interment was in Mount Kalmia Cemetery.