Nathaniel Jones (representative)

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Nathaniel Jones (February 17, 1788 Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts - July 20, 1866 Newburgh, Orange County, New York) was an American banker and politician from New York.

Life

About 1807, he removed to Warwick, New York, and taught school there for several years. Among his pupils was William H. Seward.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Orange Co.) in 1827 and 1828. Afterwards he engaged in banking.

He was elected as a Democrat to the 25th and 26th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1841.

He was New York State Surveyor General from February 1842 to February 1845, and a Canal Commissioner from February 1845 to November 1, 1847, when he resigned.

He was Superintendent of Schools and Clerk of the Board of Education of Newburgh in 1851. He was a member of the New York State Senate (9th D.) in 1852 and 1853.

References

Nathaniel Jones at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 37f, 42, 137, 142 and 284; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
Obit in NYT on July 31, 1866 (Stating he was Marshal of the Southern District, which is not confirmed by the US Marshal's website.)

Political offices
Preceded by Orville L. Holley	New York State Surveyor General 1842–1845	Succeeded by Hugh Halsey
New York State Senate
Preceded by James C. Curtis	New York State Senate 9th District 1852–1853	Succeeded by John D. Watkins
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by John W. Brown	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 6th congressional district 1837–1841	Succeeded by James G. Clinton

v t e New York State Engineers and Surveyors

Surveyors General	Schuyler De Witt Campbell Holley Jones Halsey

State Engineers and Surveyors	Stuart H C Seymour McAlpine (Bristol) Ramsay Clark S Seymour Richmond Taylor Goodsell Richmond Taylor S Sweet Van Buren H Seymour S Seymour E Sweet Bogart Schenck Adams Bond Van Alstyne Skene Williams Bensel Williams LaDu Finch

Erie Canal Commissioners

(*) elected but declined; (**) elected but died before taking office

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Persondata
Name	Jones, Nathaniel
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	February 17, 1788
Place of birth
Date of death	July 20, 1866
Place of death

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