American politician (1784–1852)
Benjamin Hardin
In office September 4, 1844 – September 6, 1848Governor William Owsley Preceded by James Harlan Succeeded by George B. Kinkead In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837Preceded by John Adair Succeeded by John Pope In office March 4, 1815 – March 4, 1817 March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823Preceded by William Pope Duval Thomas Speed Succeeded by Thomas Speed Francis Johnson In office 1828–1832In office 1810–1811 1824–1825
Born (1784-02-29 ) February 29, 1784Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania , USDied September 24, 1852(1852-09-24) (aged 68)Bardstown, Kentucky , US Political party Democratic-Republican National Republican Relations Father-in-law of John L. Helm Cousin of Martin Davis Hardin Cousin of Charles A. Wickliffe Profession Lawyer Signature
Benjamin Hardin (February 29, 1784 – September 24, 1852) was a United States representative from Kentucky . Martin Davis Hardin was his cousin.
Biography
Hardin was born at the Georges Creek settlement on the Monongahela River , Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and then moved with his parents to Washington County, Kentucky in 1788. He attended the schools of Nelson and Washington Counties, Kentucky before studying law . Admitted to the bar in 1806, he commenced practice in Elizabethtown and Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky , and then settled in Bardstown, Kentucky in 1808. He owned slaves.[ 1]
Hardin was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1810, 1811, 1824, and 1825 and served in the Kentucky Senate 1828–1832. He was elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817) and reelected as a Republican to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823). He was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837).
After leaving Congress, Hardin served as the Secretary of State of Kentucky 1844–1847. He served as a member of the Kentucky constitutional convention in 1849.
Death and interment
Hardin died in Bardstown, Kentucky in 1852 and was buried in the family burying ground near Springfield, Kentucky .
References
United States Congress. "Benjamin Hardin (id: H000184)" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
Allen, William B. (1872). A History of Kentucky: Embracing Gleanings, Reminiscences, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Statistics, and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers, Soldiers, Jurists, Lawyers, Statesmen, Divines, Mechanics, Farmers, Merchants, and Other Leading Men, of All Occupations and Pursuits . Bradley & Gilbert. pp. 370 . Retrieved 2008-11-10 .
Little, Lucius P. (1887). Ben Hardin: His Times and Contemporaries, with Selections from His Speeches . Courier-journal job printing company. Retrieved 2009-02-01 .
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