Lewis Hanback

Lewis Hanback

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 6th district
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Erastus J. Turner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's At-large district
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Preceded by	David Perley Lowe
Succeeded by	William A. Harris
Personal details
Born	March 27, 1839 Winchester, Illinois
Died	September 7, 1897(1897-09-07) (aged 58) Kansas City, Kansas
Resting place	Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Kansas
Political party	Republican
Military service
Rank	Brigade Inspector
Engagement	Civil War

Lewis Hanback (March 27, 1839 – September 7, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.

Born in Winchester, Illinois, Hanback attended the common schools and Cherry Grove Seminary in Knox County, Illinois, for three years. He taught school in Morgan County, Illinois, in 1860 and 1861. During the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the Illinois Volunteer Infantry and was promoted to brigade inspector. He studied law in Albany, New York. He returned to Illinois and from there moved to Topeka, Kansas. He was admitted to the bar in 1865 and practiced.

Hanback was elected Justice of the Peace in 1867. He was Probate judge of Shawnee County from 1868-1872. He served as assistant chief clerk of the State house of representatives. He served as assistant secretary of the State senate in 1877. He served as assistant United States district attorney of Kansas 1877-1879. He served as Receiver of public moneys at Salina, Kansas.

Hanback was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887). He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the Fiftieth Congress. He resumed the practice of law. He died in Kansas City, Kansas, September 7, 1897. He was interred in Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Kansas.

References

United States Congress. "Lewis Hanback (id: H000142)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by David P. Lowe	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's at-large congressional district 1883 – 1885	Succeeded by William A. Harris
New district	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 6th congressional district 1885 – 1887	Succeeded by Erastus J. Turner

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas

1st district	Phillips Anderson Morrill Broderick Curtis Anthony Lambertson Cole H. Miller Avery Dole Sebelius Roberts Moran Huelskamp Marshall (elect)

2nd district	Goodin Haskell Funston H. Moore O. Miller M. Peters Bowersock Scott Mitchell Taggart E. Little Guyer C. Little Guyer Scrivner George Ellsworth Avery Mize Roy Keys Jeffries Slattery Brownback Ryun Boyda Jenkins

3rd district	Brown Ryan Perkins Clover Hudson Kirkpatrick Ridgely A. Jackson Campbell Sproul McGugin Patterson Winter Meyer George Hargis McVey Ellsworth Winn Meyers Snowbarger D. Moore Yoder

4th district	Ryan Kelley Otis Curtis J. Miller F. Jackson Doolittle Hoch Carpenter E. Rees Shriver Glickman Tiahrt Pompeo

5th district	Anderson Davis Calderhead Vincent Calderhead R. Rees Helvering Strong Ayres Houston Hope Breeding Skubitz Whittaker Nichols

6th district	Hanback Turner Baker McCormick Reeder Young Connelly White Sparks McCarthy Carlson Smith Dole

7th district	S. Peters Simpson Long Simpson Long Murdock Madison Neeley Shouse Tincher Hope

8th district	Murdock Ayres Bird Ayres

At-large	Conway Wilder Clarke Lowe (1873–1875: Lowe Cobb Phillips) (1883–1885: Hanback Morrill Perkins S. Peters) Harris Blue Botkin Bailey Scott

Territory	Whitfield Parrott

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Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 73061701 LCCN: n93013266 US Congress: H000142

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