Edward Allen Hannegan (June 25, 1807 - February 25, 1859) was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. Born in Hamilton County, Ohio, he moved with his parents to Bourbon County, Kentucky the same year. He attended the public schools, studied law, taught school and worked as a farm hand; he was admitted to the bar in 1827. He moved to Indiana and, after residencies in Vincennes and Terre Haute, settled in Covington, where he commenced the practice of law; in 1832-1833 and 1841-1842 he was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives. He elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1833-March 3, 1837. June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Indianapolis Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq. ... Hamilton County is a county in the located in the southwest corner of the state of Ohio, United States. ... Bourbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. ... A bar association is a body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... This article is about the city in France. ... Terre Haute is a city located in Vigo County, Indiana. ... Covington is a city located in Fountain County, Indiana. ... The Indiana General Assembly is the state legislature, or legislative branch, of the state government of Indiana. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ...

Hannegan was not a candidate for renomination in 1836 and resumed the practice of law; he was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1842 and served from March 4, 1843, to March 3, 1849. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1848. While in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Twenty-ninth Congress) and a member of the Committee on Roads and Canals (Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses) and the Committee on Foreign Relations (Thirtieth Congress). He was United States Minister to Prussia in 1849-1850 and resumed the practice of law in Covington. In 1857 he moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1857, where he continued to practice law until his death by overdose of morphine in 1859; interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Indiana. The system of diplomatic rank has over time been formalised on an international basis. ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 Prussia (German: ; Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Lithuanian: ; Old Prussian: Prūsa; Polish: ) was, most recently, a historic state originating in East Prussia, an area which for centuries had a substantial influence on German and European history. ... Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Official website: http://stlouis. ... A drug overdose occurs when a chemical substance (i. ... Morphine (INN), the principal active agent in opium, is a powerful opioid analgesic drug. ... Terre Haute (pronounced ) is a city located in Vigo County, Indiana near the states western border with Illinois. ...

References

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress