Nathaniel Jones (February 17, 1788

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– July 20, 1866 Newburgh,

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) was an American banker and politician from

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. He served two terms in the

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from 1837 to 1841.

Life

About 1807, he removed to

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, and taught school there for several years. Among his pupils was

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Political career

He was a member of the

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(Orange Co.) in

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and

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. Afterwards he engaged in banking. He was elected as a

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to the 25th and

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es, holding office from March 4, 1837, to March 3, 1841.

Later career

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

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(9th D.) in

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and

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Death

He died on July 20, 1866, in Newburgh,

References

''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.) {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Nathaniel 1788 births 1866 deaths Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Democratic Party New York (state) state senators New York State Engineers and Surveyors American bankers People from Tyringham, Massachusetts Politicians from Newburgh, New York Erie Canal Commissioners People from Warwick, New York Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 19th-century American businesspeople 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives