Nathaniel Albertson | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Elisha Embree |
| Succeeded by | James Lockhart |
| Member of theIndiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1838–1840 | |
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| Born | June 10, 1800 |
| Died | December 16, 1863 (aged 63) |
| Resting place | Central City Cemetery |
Nathaniel Albertson (June 10, 1800 – December 16, 1863) was a 19th-century American politician who served one term as aU.S. representative fromIndiana from 1849 to 1851.
Born inFairfax, Virginia, Albertson moved toSalem, Indiana, and engaged in agricultural pursuits.He served as member of the State House of Representatives from 1838 to 1840.
He moved to Floyd County in 1835 and settled in Greenville, near New Albany, and resumed agricultural pursuits.
Albertson was elected as aDemocrat to theThirty-first Congress (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851). As a congressman, he voted in favor of theFugitive Slave Act.[1]He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1850 to theThirty-second Congress.
He resumed agricultural pursuits.He moved toKeokuk, Iowa, in 1853 and engaged in mercantile pursuits.He moved toBoonville, Missouri, in 1856 and continued mercantile pursuits.He settled inCentral City, Colorado, in 1860 and engaged in the hotel business.He also became interested in mining.
He died inCentral City, Colorado, December 16, 1863.He was interred in Central City Graveyard.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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