John Andre Hanna | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania | |
| 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 thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1791 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1762 (1762) |
| Died | July 23, 1805(1805-07-23) (aged 42–43) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Kalmia Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
John Andre Hanna (1762 – July 23, 1805) was an American lawyer, slaveholder and politician who served four terms as aUnited States representative fromPennsylvania from 1797 to 1805.
Archibald McAllister, John Hanna's grandson, was also a U.S. representative from Pennsylvania.
Born inFlemington in theProvince of New Jersey, he received a classical education and graduated fromPrinceton College in 1782. He was a slaveholder.[1]
He studied law, was admitted to the bar ofLancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1783 and commenced practice inLancaster. He moved toHarrisburg and was admitted to theDauphin County bar in 1785. He was a delegate to the State convention to ratify theU.S. Constitution in 1787, and was secretary of the anti-Federal conference in 1788.
Hanna was a member of thePennsylvania 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 theWhisky Rebellion of that year. He was appointed major general of the Sixth Division of Dauphin andBerks Counties on April 23, 1800.
Hanna ran for Congress in 1794, losing toSamuel 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.
He died in Harrisburg in 1805.
His interment was inMount Kalmia Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 6th congressional district 1797–1803 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 4th congressional district 1803–1805 alongside:David Bard | Succeeded by |
