Henry P. Haun
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Henry Peter Haun (January 18, 1815 – June 6, 1860) was a California judge, farmer, and U.S. Senator from California.<ref name=Henry>Template:Cite web</ref> He was appointed by Governor John B. Weller to serve out the remaining four months of Senator David C. Broderick's term following his predecessor's death in a duel in 1859.
Early life
Henry P. Haun was born on January 18, 1815,<ref name="death">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref> to John Haun and wife Katherine Winter Haun at Haun's Mill near Lexington, Kentucky. He graduated from Transylvania University and was admitted to the bar in 1839.<ref name="death"/>
Career
Haun was elected as the Prosecuting Attorney of Scott County, Kentucky.<ref name=Henry /><ref name="death"/> He then moved to Clinton County, Iowa to start a practice with his brother, W. G. Haun.<ref name="death"/>
In 1846 he was elected as a delegate of the Iowa Constitutional Convention.<ref name=Henry /><ref name="death"/> In the spring of 1849, he traveled overland with his family during the California Gold Rush.<ref name="death"/> They settled in Oroville, California in January 1850.<ref name="death"/> He served as the first County Judge of Yuba County, California from 1851 to 1854.<ref name=Henry /><ref name="death"/>
U.S. Senate
On October 29, 1859, he was selected by Governor John B. Weller to fill the vacancy of David C. Broderick in the U.S. Senate. He served as senator from November 3, 1859, to March 4, 1860. He was succeeded by Milton S. Latham.<ref name="death"/>
Personal life
On October 27, 1848, he married a cousin, Catherine Haun. They had two children, Kate (b. 1851) and David Rose (b. 1853).Template:Citation needed
Death
Haun died on June 6, 1860, in Marysville, California at age 45, several days after returning from Washington, D.C.<ref name=Henry /><ref name="death"/>
References
External links
- Women's diaries of the westward journey / [collected by] Lillian Schlissel; preface by Carl N. Degler
- Haun Collection Archive Template:Webarchive. The Haun Collection archive spans more than 100 years in the life of the Haun family, from the Gold Rush to the Civil War to the early 20th century. The collection is housed at the Plumas County Museum in Quincy, CA.
- Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California, with Other Sketches / by Stephen Johnson Field, George C. Gorham
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