Lansford Hastings
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Lansford Warren Hastings (1819–1870) was an American explorer and Confederate soldier. He is best remembered as the developer of Hastings Cutoff, a claimed shortcut to California across what is now the state of Utah, a factor in the Donner Party disaster of 1846. He was a Major in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
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Born | Lansford Warren Hastings 1819 (1819) Mount Vernon, Ohio |
Died | 1870 (1871) (aged 51) St. Thomas, Virgin Islands |
Occupation(s) | lawyer, writer and adventurer |
Known for | developer of the Hastings Cutoff |
Spouse | Charlotte Toler |
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