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Elias Dayton

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American politician (1737-1807)

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Elias Dayton was an American merchant and military officer who served as captain and colonel of the local militia and in 1783 rose to become a brigadier general during the American Revolutionary War. Afterward, he became the Mayor of Elizabethtown, New Jersey and served in the New Jersey General Assembly. S.

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Colonel Elias Dayton's House in Chatham New Jersey, with permission from the Summit Historical Society.Colonel Elias Dayton's House in Chatham New Jersey, with permission from the Summit Historical Society.

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Elias Dayton was an American merchant and military officer who served as captain and colonel of the local militia and in 1783 rose to become a brigadier general during the American Revolutionary War. Afterward, he became the Mayor of Elizabethtown, New Jersey and served in the New Jersey General Assembly. He was the father of U.S. Constitution signer Jonathan Dayton.

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United States
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Lived 1737 to 1807 · aged 70
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