Jesse C. Dayton
Jesse C. Dayton (born 1825 in Westerlo, Albany County, New York; died May 26, 1903 in Colonie, New York) was an American merchant and politician from New York.
Life[]
In 1844, he went to New York City, became first a clerk, and then a merchant. Later he bought a farm in Watervliet where he resided while still looking after his business interests in New York City. He was Supervisor of Watervliet in 1873.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (13th D.) in 1874 and 1875.
Dayton had a brother, George Dayton, who happened to serve in the New Jersey State Senate at the same time as his own service in the New York State Senate.[1]
Dayton died in Colonie, New York "from the infirmities incident to old age", at the age of 77.[2]
References[]
Sources[]
- Life Sketches of Government Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1875 by W. H. McElroy and Alexander McBride (pg. 52ff) [e-book]
External links[]
- The Jesse C. Dayton Papers at New York State Library
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- 1825 births
- New York (state) state senators
- New York (state) Democrats
- People from Westerlo, New York
- Town supervisors in New York (state)
- People from Watervliet, New York
- 1903 deaths
- 19th-century American politicians
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