Jonathan Brace | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut'sat-large district | |
| In office December 3, 1798 – May 1800 | |
| Preceded by | William Edmond |
| Succeeded by | Elizur Goodrich |
| Member of theConnecticut General Assembly | |
| In office 1788 1791-1794 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1754-11-12)November 12, 1754 |
| Died | August 26, 1837(1837-08-26) (aged 82) |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse | Ann White Brace |
| Children | Thomas Kimberly Brace |
| Parent(s) | Jonathan Brace and Mary (Messenger) Brace |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Occupation | Lawyer,Politician,Judge |
Jonathan Brace (November 12, 1754 – August 26, 1837) was an eighteenth-century American lawyer, politician and judge. He served as aUnited States Representative fromConnecticut.
Brace was born inHarwinton in theConnecticut Colony, the son of Jonathan Brace and Mary (Messenger) Brace.[1] He attended the common schools and graduated fromYale College in 1779. He studied law under Founding FatherOliver Ellsworth, futureChief Justice of the United States.[2] Brace wasadmitted to the bar inBennington, Vermont, in 1779, and began the practice of law inPawlet, Vermont.
Brace moved toManchester, Vermont, in 1782 and continued practicing law. He was a member of thecouncil of censors to revise the constitution as well as aprosecuting attorney forBennington County from 1784 to 1785.[3][4] He then moved toGlastonbury, Connecticut, in January 1786 but was not admitted to the Connecticut bar until 1790.
Brace was a member of theConnecticut General Assembly in 1788 and from 1791 to 1794.[5] He was chosen assistant in the council in May 1798. Brace moved toHartford, Connecticut, in 1794 and was a judge of the city court from 1797 until 1815, with the exception of two years.[6] He was elected as aFederalist candidate to theFifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofJoshua Coit, and was reelected to theSixth Congress. He served in Congress from December 3, 1798, until his resignation in May 1800.[7] He also served as a judge of theConnecticut Supreme Court of Errors in 1798 and 1799.[8]
He served as an assistant in the council of the State from 1802 to 1818. Brace was appointed prosecuting attorney forHartford County in December 1807 and served until May 1809, when he resigned. He was appointed judge of the county court and of probate in May 1809 and continued as judge of the county court until 1821 and as judge of probate until 1824.
He was the mayor of Hartford from 1815 to 1824,[9] and was also a member of the state senate in 1819 and 1820.[10] He died in Hartford on August 26, 1837, and was buried in the Old North Cemetery in Hartford.[11]
Brace was married to Ann White Brace. Their sonThomas Kimberly Brace was the principal founder and developer of theAetna Insurance Company.[12]
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