predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place party office birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name
james noble john tipton november 16 , 1858 -lrb- aged 72 -rrb- south carolina indianapolis , indiana democratic-republican united states senator from indiana april 6 , 1786 august 19 , 1831 roberthanna.jpg robert hanna
 january 3 , 1832 robert hanna
robert hanna

robert hanna -lrb- april 6 , 1786november 16 , 1858 -rrb- was the third senator for indiana , succeeding james noble on the latter 's death .
hanna was born near fountainius in laurens district , south carolina , before moving to brookville , indiana , in 1802 .
he was sheriff of the eastern district between 1809 and 1811 , and sheriff of the common pleas court 1811-1820 .
hanna was a member of the indiana constitutional convention in 1816 , and registrar of the indiana land office from 1820 until 1830 .
halfway through his tenure at the land office , he moved to indianapolis -lrb- in 1825 -rrb- .
on the death of indiana 's first senator , james noble , governor noah noble appointed hanna to the united states senate , in which body he served from august 19 , 1831 , to january 3 , 1832 .
hanna was subsequently elected to the indiana house of representatives and served between 1832 and 1833 ; he then became a contractor for national roads in 1835 before returning to the house from 1836 until 1839 , and finally , a member of the indiana senate from 1842 until 1846 .
he was killed by a train while walking along track in indianapolis on , november 16 , 1858 .
he is interred in crown hill cemetery , indianapolis .
