Nathaniel Appleton Haven Explained

Nathaniel Appleton Haven
Order:Member of the United States House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's At large district
Term Start:March 4, 1809
Term End:March 3, 1811
Predecessor:Jedediah K. Smith
Successor:John A. Harper
Birth Date:19 July 1762
Birth Place:Portsmouth, New Hampshire, British America
Death Place:Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.
Resting Place:Proprietors' Burying Ground
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.
Party:Federalist
Spouse:Mary Tufton Moffat Haven
Children:Maria Tufton Haven
Nathaniel Appleton Haven
Charlotte Ann Haven
Parents:Samuel Haven
Mehitable Appleton Haven
Alma Mater:Harvard College, 1779
Profession:Physician
Editor
Politician
Branch:Continental Navy
Rank:Ship's Surgeon
Battles:American Revolutionary War

Nathaniel Appleton Haven (July 19, 1762 – March 13, 1831) was an American politician, a physician, and served as a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.

Early life

Haven was born in Portsmouth in the Province of New Hampshire. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, where he graduated in 1807 with distinctions. He then pursued classical studies, was educated by the Reverend Dr. Nathaniel Appleton, and graduated in medicine from Harvard College in 1779.

Career

Haven practiced his profession in Portsmouth and also engaged in mercantile pursuits, and was editor of the Portsmouth Journal until 1825.[1]

Serving as a ship's surgeon in the latter part of the Revolutionary War, Haven was captured by the British and was a prisoner of war aboard the Jersey prison ship at New York for a short time.[2]

Elected as a Federalist to the Eleventh Congress, Haven served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811).

Death

Haven died in Portsmouth, on March 13, 1831, and is interred at Proprietors' Burying Ground. Died March 13, 1831 (age 68 years, 237 days). Interment at Proprietors' Burying Ground, Portsmouth, N.H.

Family life

Son to Samuel Haven and Mehitable Appleton, Haven married Mary Tufton Moffat, and they had three children, Maria Tufton Haven, Nathaniel Appleton Haven, and Charlotte Ann Haven.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society: Towne Memorial Fund. V. 1-9: 1845-97, Volume 5. 1894. The Society, 1894. 15. August 21, 2014.
  2. Book: Joseph Foster, Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of New Hampshire Storer Post, No. 1 (Portsmouth). The soldiers' memorial. Portsmouth, N.H., 1893-1921: Storer Post, No. 1, Department of New Hampshire, Grand Army of the Republic, Portsmouth, N.H., with record of presentation of flags and portraits by the post to the city. 1890 and 1891. 1893. 1893. 33. August 21, 2014.
  3. Web site: Nathaniel Appleton Haven. 1997-2014 Ancestry.com. August 21, 2014.