Jacob Haight (March 4, 1775 or 1776 – c. 1860 in
Catskill,
Greene County, New York
Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,931. Its county seat is Catskill. The county's name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. The c ...
) was an American politician.
Life
He was a member of the
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature, while the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Established in 1777 by the Constitution of New York, its members are elected to two-year terms with no term l ...
from 1824 to 1827. In 1828, he was among the incorporators of the Catskill and Ithaca Railroad which was never built. He was
New York State Treasurer The New York State Treasurer was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York (state), New York between 1776 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities ...
from 1839 to 1842.
Sources
Political Graveyard''The New York Civil List'' compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 35 and 141; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858) (Google Books)Early railroads, at Catskill Archive''A Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight Families''
by David Webster Hoyt (Printed for the author by the Providence Press Co., 1871; page 606)
1770s births
1860s deaths
New York (state) Whigs
New York (state) state senators
New York state treasurers
19th-century American railroad executives
19th-century members of the New York State Legislature
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