Daniel H. Hastings
| Daniel Hartman Hastings | |
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| 21st Governor of Pennsylvania | |
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In office January 15, 1895 – January 17, 1899 |
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| Lieutenant | Walter Lyon |
| Preceded by | Robert E. Pattison |
| Succeeded by | William A. Stone |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 26, 1849 Salona, Clinton County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | January 9, 1903 (aged 53) Bellefonte, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Armstrong Rankin (married 1877) |
| Profession | Teacher Principal Attorney Military officer |
| Religion | Methodist |
Daniel Hartman Hastings (February 26, 1849 – January 9, 1903) was the 21st Governor of Pennsylvania from 1895 to 1899.
Daniel H. Hastings was born in Salona, Clinton County, Pennsylvania on February 26, 1849. He was educated locally, and worked on his father's farm. He tried several times to run away to join the Union Army for the American Civil War, following the example of his three older brothers, but his father stopped him each time.
At age 14, Hastings became a school teacher in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, a job he held for four years. Named principal of Bellefonte High School at age 18, Hastings carried out the responsibilities of this position while furthering his own education, attending Bellefonte Academy and studying law.
Hastings was admitted to the bar in 1875 and established a successful practice. He also became involved in several businesses, including coal mines and banking. In addition, he was editor of the Bellefonte Republican newspaper.
Involved in local government and civic institutions, Hastings served on the Bellefonte school board, as a town Burgess, a trustee of Bellefonte's Methodist Episcopal Church, and a trustee of Pennsylvania State College and Dickinson College. Daniel Hastings was initiated into Bellefonte Lodge # 268 of Free and Accepted Masons in September 1874. He became their Worshipful Master of in 1878. He was a member of the Bellefonte Chapter # 241 of Royal Arch masons. He became the Eminent Commander of Constans Commandery #33 Knights Templar of Bellefonte in 1886.
Active in politics as a Republican, in 1878 he managed the successful Congressional campaign of his law partner, Seth Hartman Yocum, a Republican running as a Greenbacker.
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