The Political Graveyard: Dayton family of New Jersey

Dayton family of New Jersey

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Elias Dayton (1737-1807) — of Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), Union County, N.J. Born in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., May 1, 1737. Father of Jonathan Dayton. Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1778; member of New Jersey state legislature, 1791. Died October 22, 1807. Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabeth, N.J.
- See also: congressional biography.
Jonathan Dayton (1760-1824) — of New Jersey. Born in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., October 16, 1760. Son of Elias Dayton; distant relative of William Lewis Dayton. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New Jersey state legislature, 1786-87, 1790; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1787-89; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1791-99; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1795-99; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1799-1805; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1814-15. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; Freemasons. Arrested in 1807 on charges of conspiring with Aaron Burr in treasonable projects; gave bail and was released, but never brought to trial. Died in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., October 9, 1824. Entombed at St. John's Churchyard, Elizabeth, N.J.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
William Lewis Dayton (1807-1864) — also known as William L. Dayton — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, N.J., February 17, 1807. Distant relative of Jonathan Dayton; son of Joel Dayton; father of William Lewis Dayton, Jr.. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state senate, 1837; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1838; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1842-51; Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1856; New Jersey state attorney general, 1857-61; U.S. Minister to France, 1861-64, died in office 1864. Died in France, December 1, 1864. Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
William Lewis Dayton, Jr. (1839-1897) — also known as William L. Dayton — of New Jersey. Born in 1839. Son of William Lewis Dayton. U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1882-85. Died in 1897. Burial location unknown.

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