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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsSeth HASTINGS
(1762-1831)
HASTINGS, Seth, (father of
William Soden Hastings), a Representative from Massachusetts; born
in Cambridge, Mass., on April 8, 1762; was graduated from Harvard
University in 1782; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1786
and commenced practice in Mendon, Mass.; town treasurer in 1794 and
1795; elected one of the first school commissioners in 1796;
elected as a Federalist to the Seventh Congress to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Levi Lincoln; reelected to the Eighth
and Ninth Congresses and served from August 24, 1801, to March 3,
1807; declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1806; member
of the State senate 1810 and 1814; chief justice of the court of
sessions for Worcester County 1819-1828; died in Mendon, Mass., on
November 19, 1831; interment in the Old Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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