Biography

1796 - 04/18/1867

David Stanley Hassinger (D1) Philadelphia City 1830-1835

Early Life:

David Stanley Hassinger, born 1796, Pennsylvania; son of Jacob Hassinger senior; studied law, admitted, Philadelphia Bar, 1819; practicing attorney, 110 Mulberry, Philadelphia, 1824; engaged, real estate investor; associate justice/alderman; named as a co-defendant with his brother Jonathan, in an 1839 bankruptcy case, the indication was that the two men were early investors in the Luzerne coal fields – nevertheless, unsuccessful ones at that; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1830-1835; unmarried; died, April 18, 1867 (aged 70–71), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interment, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1st district, Philadelphia City, 1830-1831, vacancy, John Hair Powell resigned his seat prior to the beginning of the 1830-1831 session, replaced by David S. Hassinger. 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1st district, Philadelphia City, 1831-1835.

Legacy:

Died with properties on Market and Commerce Streets Philadelphia, left substantial legacies to his brother’s children.

Cited: 

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members H". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Cox, Harold. Senate1790-1869 (wilkes.edu). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

David Stanley Hassinger (1796-1867) - Find a Grave Memorial