Jonathan Richmond

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Jonathan Richmond (born July 31, 1774 in Dartmouth , Province of Massachusetts Bay , † July 28, 1853 in Aurora , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1819 and 1821 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Jonathan Richmond was born in Bristol County about a year before the American Revolutionary War broke out . He completed his preliminary studies. In 1813 he moved to New York and settled in Aurora, Cayuga County . Richmond became Cayuga County Sheriff in 1808 - a position he held until 1812. Then he held the post of United States Internal Revenue Collector .

As an opponent of an overly strong central government, he joined the Democratic-Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson at that time . In the 1818 congressional elections for the 16th Congress , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 20th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Daniel Cruger and Oliver C. Comstock on March 4, 1819 . He retired from the after March 3, 1821 Congress of.

Richmond died on July 28, 1853 in Aurora and was buried there in the city cemetery.

Web links

  • Jonathan Richmond in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Richmond, Jonathan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 31, 1774
PLACE OF BIRTH Dartmouth , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH July 28, 1853
Place of death Aurora , New York