John S. Hager

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John Sharpenstein Hager

United States Senator from California
In office December 23, 1873 – March 4, 1875
Preceded by	Eugene Casserly
Succeeded by	Newton Booth
Personal details
Born	(1818-03-12)March 12, 1818 Morristown, New Jersey
Died	March 19, 1890(1890-03-19) (aged 72) San Francisco, California
Political party	Democratic

John Sharpenstein Hager (March 12, 1818 – March 19, 1890) was an American politician from the U.S. state of California. He served in the U.S. Senate from 1873 to 1875.

Life

Hager was born near Morristown, New Jersey, on March 12, 1818. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from the College of New Jersey (later named Princeton University) in 1836. Hager studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1840, practicing in Morristown.

In 1849, Hager moved to California and engaged in mining during the California Gold Rush. He practiced law in San Francisco and was a member of the 1849 California Constitutional Convention. Hager served in the California Senate from 1852 to 1854, before being elected as a state district judge for the district of San Francisco in 1855. Hagar remained a district judge until 1861. In 1865, Hager returned to the state senate, serving until 1871, when he was elected a regent of the University of California

Hager was elected as an anti-monopoly Democrat to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Eugene Casserly and served from December 23, 1873, to March 4, 1875. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1874.

In 1879, Hager was a member of the state constitutional convention. He was collector of customs of the port of San Francisco from 1885 to 1889. Hager died in San Francisco on March 19, 1890 and was interred at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.

Notes

References

John S. Hager at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John, eds. (1892). "Hager, John Sharpenstien". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton

United States Senate
Preceded by Eugene Casserly	U.S. Senator (Class 1) from California 1873–1875 Served alongside: Aaron A. Sargent	Succeeded by Newton Booth

v t e United States Senators from California

Class 1	Frémont Weller Broderick Haun Latham Conness Casserly Hager Booth Miller Hearst Williams Hearst Felton White Bard Flint Works Johnson Knowland Engle Salinger Murphy Tunney Hayakawa Wilson Seymour Feinstein

Class 3	Gwin McDougall Cole Sargent Farley Stanford Perkins Phelan Shortridge McAdoo Storke Downey Nixon Kuchel Cranston Boxer

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 19509075 LCCN: no2008173890

Persondata
Name	Hager, John S.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	March 12, 1818
Place of birth	Morristown, New Jersey
Date of death	March 19, 1890
Place of death	San Francisco, California

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