Daniel H. Hastings

Daniel Hartman Hastings
21st Governor of Pennsylvania
In office January 20, 1895 – January 15, 1899
Preceded by	Robert E. Pattison
Succeeded by	William A. Stone
Personal details
Born	February 26, 1849 Quantico, Maryland
Died	January 9, 1903(1903-01-09) (aged 53)
Political party	Republican

Daniel Hartman Hastings (February 26, 1849 – January 9, 1903) was the 21st Governor of Pennsylvania from 1895 to 1899. Although he was only 12 years old at the outbreak of the American Civil War, the young Hastings made three successive attempts to run away from home and enlist in the Union army, each time stopped by his father. At the age of 14, Hastings was hired as a teacher in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, a job he held for four years. Elected principal of Bellefonte High School at the age of 18, Hastings finally pursued higher education, including at Bellefonte Academy, to further his career and, like many governors before him, studied law. As a leader in the Pennsylvania state militia, led the relief efforts immediately following the 1889 Johnstown Flood, for which he gained statewide attention and praise. He sought the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 1890 and finally captured in 1894, winning the governor's office by a landslide majority. Following his term, Hastings died in 1903. He was buried in Union Cemetery in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.

Hastings Hall on the University Park campus of Penn State is named after him.

External links

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• Daniel H. Hastings at Find a Grave

Political offices
Preceded by Robert Emory Pattison	Governor of Pennsylvania 1895–1899	Succeeded by William Alexis Stone

Persondata
Name	Hastings, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	February 26, 1849
Place of birth	Quantico, Maryland
Date of death	January 9, 1903
Place of death