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Hardin family of Frankfort, Kentucky

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  Martin Davis Hardin (1780-1823) — also known as Martin D. Hardin — of Kentucky. Born in Pennsylvania, June 21, 1780. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1805-06, 1812, 1818-20; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1819-20; major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; secretary of state of Kentucky, 1812-16; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1816-17; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1820. Slaveowner. Died in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., October 8, 1823 (age 43 years, 109 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Franklin County, Ky.; reinterment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  Relatives: Father of John Jay Hardin; cousin *** of Benjamin Hardin (1784-1852).
  Political family: Hardin family of Frankfort, Kentucky (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Benjamin Hardin (1784-1852) — of Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky. Born in Westmoreland County, Pa., February 29, 1784. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1810-11, 1824-25; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1815-17, 1819-23, 1833-37 (10th District 1815-17, 1819-23, 7th District 1833-37); Kentucky state attorney general, 1820-21; member of Kentucky state senate, 1828-32; secretary of state of Kentucky, 1844-46; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849. Slaveowner. Died in Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., September 24, 1852 (age 68 years, 208 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Cousin *** of Martin Davis Hardin (1780-1823).
  Political family: Hardin family of Frankfort, Kentucky (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Reuben Hyde Walworth (1788-1867) — also known as Reuben H. Walworth — of Plattsburgh, Clinton County, N.Y.; Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Bozrah, New London County, Conn., October 26, 1788. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1821-23; Chancellor of New York, 1828-47; candidate for Governor of New York, 1848. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; American Antiquarian Society. Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y., November 27, 1867 (age 79 years, 32 days). Interment at Greenridge Cemetery, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Walworth (1746-1812) and Apphia (Hyde) Walworth (1757-1837); married, January 16, 1812, to Maria Ketchum Averill (1795-1847); married 1851 to Sarah Ellen (Smith) Hardin (1811-1874; widow of John Jay Hardin (1810-1847)); father of Mansfield Tracy Walworth (1830-1873; abusive husband to his stepsister; ultimately shot and killed by his own son); grandfather of James Graham Jenkins.
  Political families: Hardin family of Frankfort, Kentucky; Miller-Peckham-Walworth-Hardin family of New York (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  Walworth County, Wis. is named for him.
  The town of Walworth, New York is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Jay Hardin (1810-1847) — also known as John J. Hardin — of Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill.; Illinois. Born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., January 6, 1810. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1836-42; U.S. Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1843-45; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Killed in battle, at Buena Vista, Coahuila, February 23, 1847 (age 37 years, 48 days). Interment at Jacksonville East Cemetery, Jacksonville, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Martin Davis Hardin (1780-1823); married to Sarah Ellen Smith (1811-1874; who later married Reuben Hyde Walworth).
  Political family: Hardin family of Frankfort, Kentucky (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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