Samuel Dexter Hastings was an American

United States

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 activist and reformer.

Born in Leicester, Massachusetts

Leicester, Massachusetts

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, he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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, where he took part in the anti-slavery movement. In 1846, he moved to Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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 settling in Geneva, Wisconsin

Geneva, Wisconsin

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 and then in La Crosse, Wisconsin

La Crosse, Wisconsin

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 and Trempealeau, Wisconsin

Trempealeau, Wisconsin

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. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly

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 1849 and 1857. He served as Wisconsin State Treasurer 1858–1866. Later, he was involved with the temperance movement. He died in Evanston, Illinois

Evanston, Illinois

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