Seth Hastings
Seth Hastings (April 8, 1762 – November 19, 1831) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Cambridge to Seth & Hannah (Soden) Hastings, he was a descendant of Thomas Hastings (colonist) who came from the East Anglia region of England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1634. He graduated from Harvard University in 1782, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1786 and commenced practice in Mendon, Massachusetts. He was town treasurer in 1794 and 1795, and was elected one of the first school commissioners in 1796.
Hastings was elected as a Federalist to the Seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Levi Lincoln. He was reelected to the Eighth and Ninth Congresses and served from August 24, 1801 to March 3, 1807. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1806 and was a member of the Massachusetts State Senate in 1810 and 1814. From 1819 to 1828, he was chief justice of the court of sessions for Worcester County. Hastings died in Mendon; interment was in the Old Cemetery.
Legacy
William Soden Hastings, Seth Hastings' son, also represented Massachusetts in the House of Representatives.
References
- Seth Hastings at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Buckminster, Lydia N.H., The Hastings Memorial, A Genealogical Account of the Descendants of Thomas Hastings of Watertown, Mass. from 1634 to 1864, Boston: Samuel G. Drake Publisher (an undated NEHGS photoduplicate of the 1866 edition).
External links
- Descendants of Thomas Hastings website
- Descendants of Thomas Hastings on Facebook
- Seth Hastings at Find a Grave
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district August 24, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
Succeeded by Joseph B. Varnum |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 |
Succeeded by Jabez Upham |
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- 1762 births
- 1831 deaths
- Harvard University alumni
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
- Massachusetts State Senators
- Massachusetts state court judges
- People from Mendon, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Federalists
- Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Politicians from Cambridge, Massachusetts
