Jonathan Dayton
4th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office December 7, 1795 – March 4, 1799
President	George Washington John Adams
Preceded by	Frederick Muhlenberg
Succeeded by	Theodore Sedgwick
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's At-large district
In office March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1799
Preceded by	James Schureman Elias Boudinot
Succeeded by	Mark Thomson John Condit
United States Senator from New Jersey
In office March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1805
Preceded by	Richard Stockton
Succeeded by	Aaron Kitchell
Born	October 16, 1760 Elizabethtown, New Jersey
Died	October 9, 1824 (aged 63) Elizabethtown, New Jersey
Political party	Pro-Administration Federalist
Spouse	Susan Williamson
Alma mater	College of New Jersey
Profession	Law
Religion	Presbyterian

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John Condit ( July 8, 1755 - May 4, 1834) was a United States Representative and a United States Senator from New Jersey The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. 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Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. 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The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Dayton was arrested in 1807 for treason in connection with Aaron Burr's conspiracy, he was never tried, but his national political career never recovered. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation. This article discusses Aaron Burr (1756-1836 the US politician

Dayton was born in Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth) in New Jersey. Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. He was the son of Elias Dayton, a merchant who was prominent in local politics. Elias Dayton ( May 1 1737 &ndash October 22 1807) father of Jonathan Dayton, was born in Elizabeth, Union County He graduated in 1776 from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University). Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. During the Revolutionary War Dayton served under his father in the 3rd New Jersey Regiment and attained the rank of captain by the age of 19. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The 3rd New Jersey Regiment was raised on January 1, 1776, at Elizabethtown New Jersey for service with the Continental Army. See " Captain " for other versions of this rank In the uniformed services of the United States, captain is a federal

After the war, Dayton studied law and established a practice, dividing his time between land speculation, law, and politics. Speculation, in a financial context is making an investment that increases the overall risk in a portfolio After serving as a delegate to the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention (of which he was the youngest member, at the age of 26^[1]), he became a prominent Federalist legislator. The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the The Philadelphia Convention (now also known as the Constitutional Convention, the Federal Convention, or the " Grand Convention at Philadelphia The Federalist Party (or Federal Party) was an American political party in the period 1792 to 1816 with remnants lasting into the 1820s He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1786-1787, and again in 1790, and served in the New Jersey State Council (now the New Jersey Senate) in 1790. The New Jersey General Assembly is the Lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. The New Jersey Senate is the Upper house of the New Jersey Legislature.

Elected to the U. S. House of Representatives in 1789, he did not take his seat, but was elected and took his seat in 1791. He served as speaker for the Fourth and Fifth Congress. Like most Federalists, he supported the fiscal policies of Alexander Hamilton, and suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion. The Whiskey Rebellion, less commonly known as the Whiskey Insurrection, was a popular uprising that had its beginnings in 1791 and culminated in an insurrection in 1794 in the He supported the Louisiana Purchase and opposed the repeal of the Judiciary Act of 1801. For the film see Louisiana Purchase (film. The Louisiana Purchase (French Vente de la Louisiane "Louisiana Sale" The Midnight Judges Act (also known as the Judiciary Act of 1801;) represented an effort to solve an issue in the Supreme Court during the late 18th century

Dayton met with Aaron Burr in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and became involved in a "conspiracy" in which Burr later had been accused of intending to conquer parts of what is now the western United States. This article discusses Aaron Burr (1756-1836 the US politician Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə (This was never proven. ) An illness prevented Dayton from accompanying Burr's aborted 1806 expedition, but in 1807 Dayton was arrested for treason. He was released and never brought to trial but his national political career never recovered.

He married Susan Williamson and had two daughters but their marriage date is unknown.

After resuming his political career in New Jersey, he died in 1824 in his hometown and was interred in a vault in St. John's Episcopal Churchyard in Elizabeth. St John's Episcopal Churchyard is a Cemetery on the grounds of St

Dayton, Ohio

The city of Dayton, Ohio, was named after him because he owned 250,000 acres (1,000 km²) of land in Ohio and because he supported the building of the Miami Canal without hesitation. Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the County seat and largest city of Montgomery County. The Miami and Erie Canal was a Canal that connected the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio with Lake Erie in Toledo Ohio ^[2] However, Jonathan Dayton never set foot in the city.

Legacy

The Jonathan Dayton High School in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, was named for him. Jonathan Dayton High School is an American four-year comprehensive Public high school in Springfield Township, in Union County, New Jersey see also Springfield Township Burlington County, New Jersey for another township in New Jersey with the same name Springfield Township

Political career

• New Jersey General Assembly, 1786–1787, 1790
  • Speaker, 1790
• Delegate to Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787
• Delegate to Continental Congress, 1787–1788
• New Jersey State Council, 1790
• United States House of Representatives, March 4, 1791 – March 4, 1799
  • Speaker of the House, Fourth and Fifth Congresses
  • Chairman of Committee on Elections, Third Congress
• United States Senate, March 4, 1799 – March 4, 1805
• New Jersey Assembly, 1814–1815

Notes

External links

• Jonathan Dayton at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Jonathan Dayton at The Political Graveyard
• Jonathan Dayton at Find A Grave