John B. Haskin
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's9th district
In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861
Preceded by	Bayard Clarke
Succeeded by	Edward Haight
Personal details
Born	John Bussing Haskin (1821-08-27)August 27, 1821 New York City, U.S.
Died	September 18, 1895(1895-09-18) (aged 74) Chestertown, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Politician, lawyer

John Bussing Haskin (August 27, 1821 – September 18, 1895) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as aU.S. Representative fromNew York from 1857 to 1861.

Born in Fordham,Bronx,New York, Haskin attended the public schools. He studied law, wasadmitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice inNew York City.

In 1847, he elected a Civil Justice ofNew York City, serving on the bench until the office was abolished in 1849.

He subsequently relocated to the Bronx. WhenWest Farms was incorporated, he served asTown Supervisor from 1850 to 1851 and 1857 to 1860, and he was the town's Corporation Counsel from 1853 to 1856.

Haskin was elected as aDemocrat to theThirty-fifth Congress and re-elected as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat to theThirty-sixth Congress, serving from March 4, 1857, to March 3, 1861. During his tenure, he served as Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (Thirty-fifth Congress) and the Committee on Public Expenditures (Thirty-sixth Congress).

After leaving Congress, Haskin resumed practicing law, and was elected to another term as Town Supervisor in 1863.

Haskin died at Friends Lake inChestertown, New York, on September 18, 1895. He was interred inWoodlawn Cemetery.

• United States Congress."John B. Haskin (id: H000321)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• John Bussing Haskin atPolitical Graveyard
• John Thomas Scharf, editor,History of Westchester County, New York, Volume 1 Part 2, 1886, pages 549-550

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