Nathan Daboll (politician) explained

Nathan Daboll
Member
Connecticut General Assembly
Term Start:1832
Term End:1833
Office2:Senator
Connecticut Senate
Term Start2:1833
Term End2:1835
Title3:Judge
State of Connecticut,
County of New London,
Probate District of Stonington
Term Start3:1843
Term End3:1845
Birth Date:14 November 1780
Birth Place:Groton, Connecticut
Death Place:Groton, Connecticut
Spouse:Elizabeth
Profession:Almanac publisher
Textbook author

Nathan Daboll (November 14, 1780 – August 28, 1863), was an American politician, judge, textbook author, and almanac publisher.[1]

Personal life

He was the son of Elizabeth (1742–1813) and Nathan Daboll (1750–1818). He had a younger sister, Lydia (born c. 1782).

Daboll married Elizabeth in 1804. They had a son, David Austin Daboll (1813–1895).

He received an Honorary Degree from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut in 1835.[2]

Career

Daboll served in the Connecticut House of Representatives 1832–1833, and the Connecticut Senate 1833–1835.[3]

He was Clerk of the Court of Probate for the State of Connecticut, County of New London, Connecticut, Probate District of Stonington before serving as a probate judge 1843–1845.[4]

Daboll assisted his father, the notable American Revolution period almanac publisher, with the publication of the New England Almanac. With his son David, he developed Daboll's New Arithmetic, a revision of his father's textbook, Schoolmaster's Assistant.

Works

Notes and References

  1. Book: Johnson, Rossiter . The twentieth century biographical dictionary of notable Americans . Brown, John Howard . 1904 . Biographical Society . Boston . 6182270 .
  2. Book: Nicolson, F.W. . Alumni Record of Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn . 322 . 1883 . Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company . Hartford, Conn. . 20477237 .
  3. Web site: Members of the Connecticut General Assembly. 2008-05-25. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071007105422/http://www.cslib.org/conngares.asp. 2007-10-07.
  4. Web site: Declaration . 2008-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091023165141/http://geocities.com/Heartland/River/7560/WilliamHeathPension.html. dead . 2009-10-23.