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.
John Andre Hanna | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 1762 Flemington, Province of New Jersey, British America |
| Died | July 23, 1805 (aged 42–43) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Kalmia Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Archibald McAllister, John Hanna's grandson, was also a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania.
Early life and career
editBorn 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
editHanna 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
editHanna was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1797.
Death
editHe died in Harrisburg in 1805.
His interment was in Mount Kalmia Cemetery.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo (January 20, 2022). "More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- United States Congress. "John A. Hanna (id: H000161)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.