Nathaniel Terry | |
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4th Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut | |
In office November 22, 1824 – March 28, 1831 | |
Preceded by | Jonathan Brace |
Succeeded by | Thomas Scott Williams |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's at-large district | |
In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | |
Preceded by | John Davenport |
Succeeded by | James Stevens |
Judge of the Hartford County Court | |
In office 1807–1809 | |
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
In office 1804–1815 | |
Commander of the Governor's Foot Guard | |
In office 1802–1813 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Nathaniel Terry Jr. January 30, 1768 Enfield, Connecticut Colony, British America |
Died | June 14, 1844 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 76)
Resting place | Old North (Spring Grove) Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
Political party | Whig |
Other political affiliations | Federalist |
Spouse |
Catharine Wadsworth (m. 1774) |
Children | 8 |
Parent(s) | Nathaniel Terry Sr. Abiah Dwight |
Alma mater | Dartmouth College Yale College |
Occupation | Politician, lawyer, judge |
Nathaniel Terry Jr. (January 30, 1768 – June 14, 1844) was an American politician, lawyer, and judge who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives, representing the at-large congressional district of Connecticut from 1817 to 1819 as a member of the Federalist Party.[1][2] He previously served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1804 to 1815 and subsequently served as the fourth mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, from 1824 to 1831.