Martin D. Hardin

Martin Davis Hardin
United States Senator from Kentucky
In office November 13, 1816 – March 4, 1817
Preceded by	William T. Barry
Succeeded by	John J. Crittenden
10th Secretary of State of Kentucky
In office March 13, 1813 – September 4, 1816
Governor	Isaac Shelby
Preceded by	Christopher Greenup
Succeeded by	Charles Stewart Todd
8th Secretary of State of Kentucky
In office September 1, 1812 – December 15, 1812
Governor	Isaac Shelby
Preceded by	Fielding Whitlock
Succeeded by	Christopher Greenup
Personal details
Born	June 21, 1780(1780-06-21) Monongahela River, Pennsylvania
Died	October 8, 1823(1823-10-08) (aged 43) Frankfort, Kentucky
Political party	Federalist

Martin Davis Hardin (June 21, 1780 – October 8, 1823) was a United States Senator from Kentucky.

Biography

Born along the Monongahela River in western Pennsylvania, Hardin moved with his parents to Kentucky in 1786. He pursued an academic course, and attended Transylvania Seminary in Lexington, Kentucky. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Richmond and Frankfort.

Hardin was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1805 to 1806, and again in 1812. He served as a major in the War of 1812, and he was the Kentucky Secretary of State from 1812 to 1816. He was appointed and subsequently elected as a Federalist to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William T. Barry, and served from November 13, 1816 to March 3, 1817. Afterwards he returned to the Kentucky State Senate, serving from 1818 to 1820, and acting as Speaker of the House from 1819 to 1820.

Martin Hardin died in Frankfort in 1823, and was interred on his farm in Franklin County, Kentucky. His remains were later reinterred in the State Cemetery in Frankfort. He was the cousin of Benjamin Hardin and father of John J. Hardin.

Martin Hardin father was Colonel John Hardin.

United States Senate
Preceded by William T. Barry	United States Senator (Class 2) from Kentucky 1816–1817 Served alongside: Isham Talbot	Succeeded by John J. Crittenden

Sources

• Martin D. Hardin at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• American National Biography
• Dictionary of American Biography
• Allen, William B. (1872). A History of Kentucky: Embracing Gleanings, Reminiscences, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Statistics, and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers, Soldiers, Jurists, Lawyers, Statesmen, Divines, Mechanics, Farmers, Merchants, and Other Leading Men, of All Occupations and Pursuits. Bradley & Gilbert. p. 272. http://books.google.com/books?id=s_wTAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 2008-11-10. 

External links

• Martin D. Hardin at Find a Grave

Persondata
Name	Hardin, Martin Davis
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	June 21, 1780
Place of birth	Monongahela River, Pennsylvania
Date of death	October 8, 1823
Place of death	Frankfort, Kentucky