Henry P. Haun

Henry P. Haun

Henry Peter Haun (born January 18, 1815 in Newtown , Scott County , Kentucky , † June 6, 1860 in Marysville , California ) was an American politician . He represented the state of California in the US Senate .

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Haun was born near Newtown and attended schools there. He then studied law at Transylvania University in Lexington . He was admitted to the bar in 1839 and began working in the profession. In 1845 he became a Scott County attorney. He later moved to Clinton County , Iowa, and lived in Hauntown from then on . There he continued to work as a lawyer, but also ran a distillery, a sawmill and a shop. In 1846 he was sent to the convention that decided to establish the state of Iowa . In 1849 Haun moved to Marysville, California. He continued to work as a lawyer and was also active in agriculture. In 1851 he was appointed district judge in Yuba County , which he remained until 1854.

In 1859, Haun was nominated by the Democratic Party to succeed the late US Senator David C. Broderick . As his successor, Haun was a member of the United States Senate from November 3, 1859 to March 4, 1860. He was to hold this office until the successor to Broderick was elected in the spring of 1860, who would then complete the remaining term of office. Haun lost that election to Milton Latham . A few months after the Senate election, Haun died in Marysville.

Web links

• Henry P. Haun in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)