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HAHN, Michael, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Bavaria, Germany, November
24, 1830; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in New
York City; moved to New Orleans, La., about 1840; attended the graded and high
schools, and was graduated from the law department of the University of
Louisiana in 1850; was admitted to the bar in 1851 and commenced practice in
New Orleans, La.; elected as a Unionist to the Thirty-seventh Congress and
served from December 3, 1862, to March 3, 1863; returned to New Orleans and
engaged in newspaper work; appointed prize commissioner of New Orleans; elected
Governor of Louisiana on February 22, 1864, and served until March 4, 1865,
when he resigned; manager and editor of the New Orleans Daily Republican
1867-1871; founded the village of Hahnville; member of the State house of
representatives 1872-1876 and served as speaker in 1875; appointed State
register of voters on August 15, 1876; superintendent of the United States Mint
at New Orleans in 1878; district judge of the twenty-sixth district from 1879
until March 3, 1885, when he resigned; elected as a Republican to the
Forty-ninth Congress and served from March 4, 1885, until his death in
Washington, D.C., March 15, 1886; interment in Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans,
La.
BibliographyBaker, Vaughn B., and Amos E. Simpson. Michael Hahn: Steady
Patriot.
Louisiana History 13 (Summer 1972): 229-52.
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