Warren County NJ Archives Biographies.....Augustus P. HANN, 1856 - 1887
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Author: Mary Depue Ogden, Editor  (1917)

HANN, Augustus P.,
Well-Known Public Official.

  The Hanns of Morris county, New Jersey, trace descent to William Hann, who
with his wife, Elsie, came from Germany to this country in 1732, and after a
brief residence on Long Island settled at Schooley's Mountain, New Jersey, in
the year 1754. He purchased one hundred and fifty acres of land there, and
devoted himself to its cultivation until his death in 1794, aged ninety years.
His wife died in 1791, at about the same advanced age. Some time prior to his
death, he sold the farm to his son, Jacob, who died suddenly, leaving a son,
Philip, who purchased the homestead from the other heirs and there resided until
his death in 1821, leaving children: Mary, Jacob, of further mention, Elizabeth,
John, and Philip.

  Jacob Hann, son of Philip Hann, was born in 1782, and resided on the homestead
farm on Schooley's Mountain until 1809, then moved to Mansfield township, Warren
county, New Jersey, where he bought a farm. He continued his residence in
Mansfield until about 1824, then returned to the old homestead on Schooley's
Mountain; later he occupied his farm in Mansfield township and there he died in
1867. He was a strong and prominent Democrat, holding the office of justice of
the peace in both Morris and Warren counties, being first appointed in 1816.
During his second residence in Morris county, he was elected and for five years
served as judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He was a man of sound judgment and
clear brain, well informed and much sought for as a conveyancer and legal
advisor. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, while first residing in
Morris county, but in Warren county united with the Methodist Episcopal church
at Anderson. Judge Hann married, in 1802, Susan Gary. Children: Ann Eliza,
Garissa, Ellen, Jane, Philip H., of further mention, Tamzen, Jacob, and Rachel.

  Philip H. Hann was born in Mansfield township, Warren county, New Jersey,
August 6, 1819, and died May 7, 1900. His youth and early manhood were spent on
the paternal farm, his education obtained in the public school, Schooley's
Mountain Academy, and under the private instruction of Rev. Holloway W. Hunt, a
graduate of Princeton and pastor of the Schooley's Mountain Presbyterian Church.
  In 1848 he rented the home farm of his father and there resided until 1854. In
that year he was elected surrogate of Warren county, an office which he held for
five years, during which period he resided in Belvidere, the county seat. In the
spring of i860 he moved to Washington, New Jersey, where for two years he
engaged in business as a merchant. He was appointed judge of the Court of Common
Pleas for Warren county in 1864, an office he held through successive
re-appointments for ten years. In 1864 he aided in the organization of the First
National Bank of Washington, was elected its first cashier and held that
position all through his service as judge of the Court of Common Pleas and for
many years thereafter. He was advanced to vice-president and later to president,
which position he was filling at the time of his death. He was also a director
of the Phillipsburg Bank for several years and other important business
interests. He was an able financier and in his capacity of cashier exercised an
influence which practically amounted to a controlling interest. In 1878 he was
elected county collector, an office he held through succeeding re-elections for
several terms. He was highly regarded by his fellow citizens without regard to
party, his continuance in public office being regarded as good public policy.
Both he and his father served as judge of the Court of Common Pleas, the father
in Morris and the son in Warren county, and both retired from the office with
the entire respect of the legal fraternity.

  Judge Philip H. Hann married Caroline C., youngest daughter of Rev. Johnson
Dunham, an early minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, and his wife, Mary,
eldest daughter of Daniel Hunt. Both Judge Hann and his wife were active members
of the Washington Methodist Church. Children: Mary, married Rev. S. W. Gehrett,
a Methodist minister of the Philadelphia Conference; Augustus P., of further
mention; and Louis J.

  Augustus P. Hann was born in Belvidere, Warren county, New Jersey, February
15, 1856, died in Washington, New Jersey, December 11, 1887. His education began
in private schools and was continued at Wyoming Seminary, Kingston,
Pennsylvania, whence he was graduated, class of 1875. He then was a student at
Wesleyan College for one year but did not complete his collegiate course,
deciding against a professional career, which had been his ambition. He next
spent some time in study for business life at Eastman's Business College, from
which he graduated, then entered the employ of the First National Bank of
Washington, of which his father had been cashier since its organization in 1864.
He began as assistant cashier and proved so efficient an assistant that in the
course of time he was promoted to cashier, a position he was holding at the time
of his death, having also been elected vice-president. He was a man of pleasing
personality, very popular, not only in Washington but throughout the entire
county. He drew men to him by his genial, friendly manner and held them to him
through his many manly qualities. He took a deep interest in public affairs even
before becoming a voter, and had barely attained his majority when elected a
member of Washington's Common Council, an office to which he was elected over
and over again until he refused longer to serve. In 1884 he was elected county
collector, an office in which his honored father had served and to which the son
was reelected in 1885 and 1886. He was one of the best loved young men in Warren
county and all deplored his early death. On the day of his funeral every
business house in Washington was closed as a mark of respect to the memory of
the young man whose hand was always extended to aid those in distress and whose
genial, cheerful disposition had so endeared him to so large a circle of true
friends.

  Mr. Hann married Laura W., daughter of Dr. Joseph Swift and Carrie H. (Hunt)
Cook, of Washington, New Jersey. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Hann took
a course at the Woman's College, Baltimore, whence she was graduated, M. D.,
class of 1892. For several years she practiced the profession to which so many
Doctor Cooks have devoted their lives and which profession they have honored.
Dr. Hann is now retired from practice, resides in Washington, her only son,
Philip H. Hann, also a resident of that borough.


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MEMORIAL CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW JERSEY

UNDER THE EDITORIAL SUPERVISION OF MARY DEPUE OGDEN

VOLUME III
MEMORIAL HISTORY COMPANY NEWARK,  NEW JERSEY
1917


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