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Daniel H. Hastings, Governor of Pennsylvania, 1895-1899.
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Oil on canvas of Daniel H. Hasting.

Credit: Courtesy of Capitol Preservation Committee, http://cpc.state.pa.us and John Rudy Photography, http://www.johnrudy.com

A former high school principal, newspaper editor, and lawyer from Bellefonte, PA, Daniel Hastings served as state adjutant general under Governor James Beaver in the late 1880s. A popular governor who served during one of the worst depressions in American history, Hastings embraced reforms that included corporate taxes, forest conservation, consumer protection legislation, and expanded state support of public education. A staunch supporter of state farmers, Hastings supported creation of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture in 1895.

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