The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-09-14
Death of Samuel Hannah.

Another of the pioneers of Wayne county has pas.
sed away. Mr.. Samuel Hannah, formerly citizen
of this county, died Wednesday morning, Sept. sth,
1869, at indianapolis. The JOURNAL gives the fol-
lowing facts concerning his
Samuel Hannah was born the 1st day of De-
cember, A. d. 1888, in the State CT Delaware. In
December, 1885, when six years old, he removed
with his fathers family to Sayete county, in West
ern Pennsylvania.
In the Sprins of 1915 he and his wife and two
children in fat boat to Cincinnati, and
moved from there in wagons to Warren county,
Ohio, where he remained about two years employed
in tea ching school.
Having purchased wild land in Wayne county, In
diana, he came to it in March, 1917. He lived on
this land aud improved it until the first of December
1929 when he moved Centreville the county scat,
having been elected Sheriff. which Office he held
til the Spring OF 1926, and then resigned.
The cause of his resignation was the expiring eff
forts of the old MALTA system in tAis State. The
fines against persons conscientiously opposed to
bearing asms, and others, had been unsolicited for
several years, and very persistent effort was
made to enforce the collection, and it the Sher-
ifs duty, by virtue of his Office to collect such nes'
Mr.. Hannah's father aud mother belonging to the
society of Friends, and living in Wayne county,
and he having been born nd bred in that society he
opposed to the collec ton of fines for neglect to
attend the MALTA mus ter of that day, and rather
than do so he resigned his office Sheriff. This
act far from impairing his popularity, improved
it, and at the election in August 1925, he was ell &c
ted Representative in the Legislature by the largest
majority the ticket for three Representatives, to
which Wayne county was then entitled.
On his return he declined re-elec tor, but during
the year 1926 was elected Justice of Peace af his
township which Office he held about four years, and
was chosen President of the Board of Justice, aud
| presided SO long as they did the county business.
| which until 1929.
| Mr. Hannah also appointed Post Master at
Centrevle, under the administration of John Quin-
| cy Adams, and held the Office until 1929, when he
was removed by Gen. Jackson under his policy of
| rotation in office.
| Mr.. Hannah was one of the Commissioners ap-
pointed by the Legislature in 1928 to locate the Mi
| higan road from the Ohio river to the Lake, and
select the auds secured to the state nder the Ieaty
with the Indians held on the Upper Wabash, in L
| $40, which duty he performed dnring the summer
| of that year.
In 1880, Mr.. Hannah was elected clerk of Wayne
COUNTY, which Office he held for years under
| the old Constitution.
In 1913 he again ele cted to represent Wayne
county in the Legislature, and served during the
| session of 1884.
| In December, 1916, he was elected Treasurer of
State by joint ballot of the Legs AZURE, and went in
to office the 9th day of February, 1917, and held
| the Office three years.
On his election to the Office of reasurer of State
Mr.. Hannah removed to Indianapolis and continued
to reside this ity until his DEATH with the excep-
ton Of about twenty years during the construction
of the Indiana ,ilway, which time he resided tenn
porarily tn Centreville.
In March, 1851, on its organization, Mr.. Han
nah was elected the first President of the Indiana
Central Railway COMPANY, but feeling the duties to
be unsuited to his then condition of health, he
signed his Office in July, 1851 after the survey and
location of the road, and during the
elected Treasurer of the Ind annapolis and Belefoun
tain Railroad Company.
In May, 1852, Mr.. Hannah accepted tho Office of
Treasurer of the Indiana Central Railway Company
which Office he held until ia nuary, 1864 when, being
well advanced in years, he retired from active life.
Mr.. Hanneh leaves reputation for integrity. and
courtesy in business transactions, and in his inter-
with his fellow citizens, unspotsed, rich leg
acy to the present age.