Michael Hahn | |
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 Portrait of Hahn by John Genin (c. 1865) | |
| Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office March 4, 1864 – March 4, 1865 | |
| Lieutenant | James Wells |
| Preceded by | George Shepley (Military Governor) Henry Allen (Confederate Governor) |
| Succeeded by | James Wells |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1885 – March 15, 1886 | |
| Preceded by | John Ellis |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Wallace |
| In office February 17, 1863[1] – March 4, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Miles Taylor |
| Succeeded by | James Mann (1868) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Michael Decker Hahn November 24, 1830 Klingenmünster, Bavaria (now Germany) |
| Died | March 15, 1886 (aged 55) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (before 1862) Unionist (1862–1863) Republican (1863–1886) |
| Education | Tulane University (LLB) |
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George Michael Decker Hahn (November 24, 1830 – March 15, 1886), was an attorney, politician, publisher and planter in New Orleans, Louisiana. He served twice in Congress during two widely separated periods, elected first as a Unionist to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1862, as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 1865, and later as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1884. He was elected as the 19th Governor of Louisiana, serving from 1864 to 1865 during the American Civil War, when the state was occupied by Union troops. He was the first German-born governor in the United States,[2] and is also claimed as the first ethnic Jewish governor.[3] By that time, he was a practicing Episcopalian.[4]
In 1865, Hahn was elected to the U.S. Senate, but Radical Republicans refused to allow him or other senators-elect from former Confederate states to be seated. Later, he was elected for several terms as a Republican to the state House during the Reconstruction era, where he was also elected as Speaker. Hahn was active as a publisher and editor, owning and operating three newspapers in succession that supported the Republican Party, its program, and its candidates in the state. He spent much of his wealth in supporting these papers. Hahn continued to be politically active, being elected to Congress from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district in 1884 with a strong majority. He served about a year before his death in office.
- ^ "The Proceedings of Congress: House of Representatives". The New York Times. 1863-02-18. p. 8. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
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- ^ "Michael Hahn, 1864-1865". Louisiana Secretary of State.