Portrait of Martin D. Hardin

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Title

Portrait of Martin D. Hardin

Description

Martin D. Hardin (1780-1823) was born in Pennsylvania and migrated with his family to Kentucky in 1786. He studied law under George Nicholas, who is credited with writing Kentucky's first constitution upon becoming a state in 1792. Hardin served as a militia major in the War of 1812 and was a politician. He served as Secretary of State under Governor Isaac Shelby from 1812-1816. He represented Madison County and later Franklin County in the Kentucky Legislature in 1805-1806, 1812, 1818-1820. He also briefly served as a United States Senator, 1816-1817. He was married Elizabeth Logan, daughter of Kentucky pioneer Benjamin Logan, in 1809. They had four children before his death at age forty-three.

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The Filson Historical Society Museum Collection

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portrait

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1998.8.1

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Jouett, Matthew Harris, “Portrait of Martin D. Hardin,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed October 4, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/5802.