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Martin D. Hardin (June 21, 1780October 8, 1823) was a politician and lawyer from Kentucky. Born in Pennsylvania, his family immigrated to Kentucky when he was still young. He studied law under George Nicholas and commenced practice at Richmond, Kentucky. His cousin, future U.S. Representative Benjamin Hardin, studied in his law office. He represented Madison County in the Kentucky House of Representatives for a single term. Hardin later moved to Frankfort and was elected to the Kentucky House to represent Franklin County. Governor Isaac Shelby appointed him Secretary of State soon after his election. Concurrent with his service, he participated in the War of 1812, serving alongside future Kentucky Governor George Madison as majors in Colonel John Allen's militia unit. Following the expiration of his term as Secretary of State, Governor Gabriel Slaughter appointed Hardin to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by William T. Barry, who resigned. Hardin served the remainder of Barry's term – approximately one year – and did not seek re-election. In 1819, he was elected to the Kentucky House for a third time and was chosen Speaker of the House. He died October 8, 1823. Hardin married the daughter of Kentucky pioneer Benjamin Logan, and their son, John J. Hardin, represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives before being killed at the Battle of Buena Vista. In his book ''Life of Lincoln'', Ward Hill Lamon speculated that future President Abraham Lincoln may have been the illegitimate child of Hardin and Nancy Hanks, but the rumor was later debunked. ==Early life and family== Hardin was born June 21, 1780, along the Monongahela River in western Pennsylvania.〔"Hardin, Martin D.". ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''〕 He was the eldest son of Colonel John and Jane (Davies) Hardin.〔Little, p. 23〕 Named for his grandfather, he adopted the middle initial "D." to distinguish between them.〔"Martin D. Hardin". ''Dictionary of American Biography''〕 The Hardin family moved to Kentucky in April 1786, settling near the present-day city of Springfield in Washington (then Nelson) County.〔〔Kleber, p. 403〕 Hardin matriculated to Transylvania Seminary (now Transylvania University) in Lexington, Kentucky.〔 Afterward, he studied law with George Nicholas.〔 He was admitted to the bar in 1801 and commenced practice in Richmond, Kentucky.〔 Among those who read law in his office were his cousin, U.S. Representative Benjamin Hardin; and future Kentucky Governor and Postmaster General Charles A. Wickliffe.〔Little, pp. 22, 204〕 Although he was not particularly politically ambitious, Hardin was elected to represent Madison County in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1805, serving a single term.〔 He was chosen clerk of the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 1808.〔Green, p. 178〕 In 1810, he published ''Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Kentucky'', covering the proceedings of the court between the years of 1805 and 1808.〔 On January 20, 1809, he married Elizabeth Logan, daughter of famed Kentucky pioneer Benjamin Logan.〔Kleber, p. 404〕〔Barton, p. 200〕 Their eldest son, John J. Hardin, represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives and was killed in the Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican–American War.〔 In his work ''Life of Lincoln'', Ward Hill Lamon promoted the notion that Abraham Lincoln was an illegitimate child of Nancy Hanks; Hardin was proffered as Lincoln's potential father.〔 In a 1920 essay, William Barton opines that Hardin's paternity was unlikely since both he and Hanks were married at the time, and because Hardin's usual travels – to his law practice in Richmond and to state business in Frankfort – took him in the opposite direction of Nancy Hanks-Lincoln's house.〔 The rumor arose from an inability to locate Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks' marriage license at the courthouse in Hardin County, Kentucky; the license was later found in the courthouse in Washington County, effectively discrediting the rumor.〔Barton, p. 201〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Martin D. Hardin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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