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American politician

Henry Peter Haun
United States Senatorfrom California
In officeNovember 3, 1859 – March 4, 1860
Appointed by	John B. Weller
Preceded by	David C. Broderick
Succeeded by	Milton Latham
Personal details
Born	(1815-01-18)January 18, 1815Scott County, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	June 6, 1860(1860-06-06) (aged 45)Marysville, California, U.S.
Resting place	Marysville Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Catherine Haun ​(m. 1848)​
Children	2
Relatives	James Haun
Occupation	Politicianjudgefarmer

Henry Peter Haun (January 18, 1815 – June 6, 1860) was a California judge, farmer, and U.S. Senator from California.[1] He was appointed by Governor John B. Weller to serve out the remaining four months of Senator David C. Broderick's term following his predecessor's death in a duel in 1859.

Henry P. Haun was born on January 18, 1815,[2] to John Haun and wife Katherine Winter Haun at Haun's Mill near Lexington, Kentucky. He graduated from Transylvania University and was admitted to the bar in 1839.[2]

Haun later in his career

Haun was elected as the Prosecuting Attorney of Scott County, Kentucky.[1][2] He then moved to Clinton County, Iowa to start a practice with his brother, W. G. Haun.[2]

In 1846 he was elected as a delegate of the Iowa Constitutional Convention.[1][2] In the spring of 1849, he traveled overland with his family during the California Gold Rush.[2] They settled in Oroville, California in January 1850.[2] He served as the first County Judge of Yuba County, California from 1851 to 1854.[1][2]

On October 29, 1859, he was selected by Governor John B. Weller to fill the vacancy of David C. Broderick in the U.S. Senate. He served as senator from November 3, 1859, to March 4, 1860. He was succeeded by Milton S. Latham.[2]

On October 27, 1848, he married a cousin, Catherine Haun. They had two children, Kate (b. 1851) and David Rose (b. 1853).[_citation needed_]

Haun died on June 6, 1860, in Marysville, California at age 45, several days after returning from Washington, D.C.[1][2]

1. ^ a b c d e "Henry P. Haun". Join California. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Death of the Hon. Henry P. Haun". The Weekly Butte Democrat. Oroville, CA. June 9, 1860. p. 2. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

• Women's diaries of the westward journey / [collected by] Lillian Schlissel; preface by Carl N. Degler
• Haun Collection Archive Archived 2015-08-01 at the Wayback Machine. The Haun Collection archive spans more than 100 years in the life of the Haun family, from the Gold Rush to the Civil War to the early 20th century. The collection is housed at the Plumas County Museum in Quincy, CA.
• Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California, with Other Sketches / by Stephen Johnson Field, George C. Gorham
• United States Congress. "Henry P. Haun (id: H000353)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.