Jotham Gay (April 11, 1733 – October 16, 1802) was an army officer, who served at

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, and political figure in

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. He represented Cumberland County in the

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from 1772 to 1774.History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, Volume 1, Part 1, p.266
/ref> The son of the Reverend Ebenezer Gay and Jerusha Bradford, he was probably born in

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. Gay received a land grant in

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in 1761. He was a colonel in the continental army, serving at

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and at

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. He was elected to the assembly in a 1772 by-election held after Joshua Winslow was unseated for non-attendance. Gay later moved to

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, then returned to Hingham where he died at the age of 69. His brother

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also served in the assembly.

References

* 1733 births 1802 deaths 18th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub