An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., 
The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, page 499

	FRANK W. HASTINGS, second son of Loren B. and Lucinda (Bingham) Hastings,
was born in Portland, Oregon, November 12, 1848, and is one of the oldest
citizens of Port Townsend born in the Northwest. He was reared upon the farm,
attending the brief term of winter school, and completing his studies at the
Territorial University at Seattle. In the spring of 1867 he began clerking in
his father's store, and in 1869 went to the White Pine mines in Nevada. After an
unsuccessful period at prospecting he traveled through southern Utah, and then
returned to Port Townsend and mercantile life. In 1874, in partnership with his
brother, Oregon C., he assumed management of their father's store, under the
firm name of Hastings Bros., and continued two years, then sold out to C.O.
Bartlett, and they engaged in farming, which was carried on till 1885.
	Our subject then returned to mercantile life as salesman for three years,
then leased the water front foot of Tyler street, built the Hastings dock and
conducted a commission business very successfully for two years, when he sold
out and engaged in the real-estate business and the management of his private
affairs. He was the first president of the Port Townsend Electric Street Railway
and Light and Power Company, and built five miles of electric railroad. He is
also vice-president of the Hastings Lumber and Manufacturing Company,
vice-president of the Hastings Estate Company, and associated with the many
interests of town development in the improvement of business and residence
property.
	He was married at Port Townsend, in 1872, to Miss Mabel Littlefield, of
Maine.
	Socially, Mr. Hastings affiliates with the I.O.O.F. Politically, he is a
Republican, and in November, 1890, was elected State Senator for a period of
four years.

Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in October 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer

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