Jeremiah Nelson | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807 | |
| Preceded by | Manasseh Cutler |
| Succeeded by | Edward St. Loe Livermore |
| In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1825 | |
| Preceded by | Timothy Pickering |
| Succeeded by | John Varnum |
| In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | John Varnum |
| Succeeded by | Gayton P. Osgood |
| Chairman of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Newburyport, Massachusetts[1] | |
| In office 1811–1812 | |
| Member of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Newburyport, Massachusetts[2] | |
| In office March 15, 1809 – March 18, 1812 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
| In office 1804–1805 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1769-09-14)September 14, 1769 |
| Died | October 2, 1838(1838-10-02) (aged 69) |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Political party | Federalist Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Balch[3] |
| Children | Mary Balch Nelson, b. May 29, 1832, d. June 27, 1887; Elizabeth Mighill Nelson, b. February 8, 1834, d. June 14, 1851; Jeremiah Nelson, b. January 12, 1836; John B.Nelson, b. January 3, 1839.[3] |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth |
Jeremiah Nelson (September 14, 1769 – October 2, 1838) was aRepresentative fromMassachusetts.
Nelson was born inRowley in theProvince of Massachusetts Bay on September 14, 1769, to Solomon and Elizabeth (Mighill) Nelson.[1] He graduated fromDartmouth College,Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1790. He engaged in the mercantile business inNewburyport, Massachusetts.[1]
He was a member of thegeneral court of Massachusetts in 1803 and 1804, was elected as aFederalist to the Ninth Congress (March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807); he was not a candidate for renomination in 1806 to the Tenth Congress. In 1811, he served as chairman of the board of selectmen of Newburyport. He was again elected to the Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1825). During the (Seventeenth and Eighteenth Congresses) he was chairman of theCommittee on Expenditures on Public Buildings. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1824 to the Nineteenth Congress.
He served as president of the Newburyport Mutual Fire Co. in 1829. He returned to Congress as anAnti-Jacksonian for the Twenty-second Congress (March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1832. After leaving politics, he engaged in the shipping business. Nelson died in Newburyport, Massachusetts, October 2, 1838, and was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1825 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Newburyport, Massachusetts March 15, 1809 - March 18, 1812 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chairman of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Newburyport, Massachusetts 1811-1811 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1804-1805 | Succeeded by |
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