Nathaniel Terry

Nathaniel Terry
4th Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut
In office
November 22, 1824 – March 28, 1831
Preceded byJonathan Brace
Succeeded byThomas 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 byJohn Davenport
Succeeded byJames 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.

(1768-01-30)January 30, 1768
Enfield, Connecticut Colony, British America
DiedJune 14, 1844(1844-06-14) (aged 76)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting placeOld North (Spring Grove) Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyWhig
Other political
affiliations
Federalist
Spouse
Catharine Wadsworth
(m. 1774)
Children8
Parent(s)Nathaniel Terry Sr.
Abiah Dwight
Alma materDartmouth College
Yale College
OccupationPolitician, 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.

  1. ^ "TERRY, Nathaniel". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 20, 2006.
  2. ^ "Rep. Nathaniel Terry". GovTrack. Retrieved May 19, 2023.