HARDIN, ANDREW J.

HARDIN

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 4/19/2019 at 14:50:54

Keokuk City
(P.O. Keokuk)

HARDIN, ANDREW J., City Marshal ; born near Macomb, McDonough Co., Ill., Feb. 10, 1844 ; came to Keokuk with his parents in 1851. Enlisted in August, 1861, in Co. C, 3d I. V. C. ; served three years ; he was in all the battles participated in during that period. Mr. Hardin was engaged in blacksmithing and wagon-making until 1871, when he was appoinred on the police force ; he was appointed soon after Deputy Marshal, and served in that capacity until he was elected Marshal in 1875; he has also been Chief Engineer of the Fire Department.

Source: BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY
HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY IOWA
CHICAGO: WESTERN HISTORICAL COMPANY, 1879

Transcription typed/proofed as article was originally published in 1879