John Hathorn

John Hathorn ( born January 9, 1749 Wilmington, Delaware; † February 19, 1825 in Warwick, New York ) was an American politician. He represented 1789-1791 and 1795-1797 the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Hathorn grew up during the British colonial period and enjoyed a good education. He worked as a surveyor ( surveyor ) and teachers. Hathorn moved to Warwick (New York). He was active in the revolutionary movement. As captain, he served in the colonial militia. On 7 February 1776, he was Colonel in the fourth Orange County Regiment. He held this rank for the rest of the War of Independence through. After the end of the war he was on September 26, 1786 and promoted to brigadier general on October 8, 1793 to Major General of the National Guard of New York.

Hathorn also pursued a political career. He sat in the years 1778, 1780, 1782-1785, 1795 and 1805 in the New York State Assembly. During this time he held in the years 1783 and 1784 the post of speaker. Between 1786 and 1790, and 1799-1803 he was in the Senate from New York. He was 1787 and 1789 a member of the Council of Appointment over the years. In December 1788 he was elected to the Continental Congress, but he took part in a session. Politically, he was an opponent of the then Federal Government under President George Washington ( Anti- Administration Group ). In the congressional elections of 1789 Hathorn was selected in the fourth electoral district of New York at that time still meeting in New York City U.S. House of Representatives, where he was the first deputy of the district began his service on March 4, 1789. In 1790 he suffered in his re-election bid a defeat and retired after March 3, 1791 the Congress of. His candidacy for the 3rd Congress was also unsuccessful. As opponents of a strong central government, he joined at that time, which was founded by Thomas Jefferson Democratic- Republican Party. He was re-elected in 1794 in the U.S. House of Representatives and entered the successor of Peter Van Gaasbeck on March 4, 1795. After an unsuccessful bid in 1796, he retired after March 3, 1797 from the Congress.

He then went to commercial transactions. He died on February 19, 1825 in Warwick and was buried on the family property. His body was reburied later, however, on the Warwick Cemetery.

Honors

The U.S. Liberty freighter SS John Hathorn was named after him in honor.