Jonathan Fisk

Jonathan Fisk ( born September 26, 1778 in Amherst, New Hampshire, † July 23, 1832 in Newburgh, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. He represented 1809-1811 and 1813-1815 the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Jonathan Fisk was born during the War of Independence in Amherst. He attended public schools and then taught himself 1800 he moved to Newburgh. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1802 and commenced practice in Newburgh. As opponents of a strong central government, he joined at that time, which was founded by Thomas Jefferson Democratic- Republican Party.

In the congressional elections of 1808 he was in the third electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded George Clinton took junior on March 4, 1809. He retired after March 3, 1811 from the Congress. Two years later, Fisk was a candidate in the sixth electoral district of New York again for a congress seat. After a successful election, he stepped on 3 March 1813, the successor of Asa Fitch and Thomas P. Grosvenor, who had previously represented the district together in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1814 he was re-elected, but resigned in March 1815 from his seat.

President James Madison appointed him at that time to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, a position which he held until 30 June 1819. Then he resumed his activities as a lawyer. He died on July 13, 1832 in Newburgh and was then buried in the Old Town Cemetery.