Samuel Gilbert Hathaway (July 18, 1780 – May 2, 1867) was an American politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1833 to 1835.
Biography
Born in Freetown, Massachusetts, Hathaway attended the public schools. He worked at various occupations and made one sea voyage. He moved to Chenango County, New York, in 1803 and two years later to Cincinnatus, Cortland County, and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Career
He was in the Justice of the Peace 1810–1858. He served as member of the State assembly in 1814 and 1818. He moved to Solon, New York, in 1819. He served in the State senate in 1823. Major general in the New York Militia 1823–1858.
Congress
Hathaway was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835).
Later career and death
He served as presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1852. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Charleston, South Carolina, in 1860.
He died in Solon, New York, May 2, 1867. He was interred in the family cemetery near Solon.
Legacy
His home at Solon, known as the Hatheway Homestead, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- United States Congress. "Samuel G. Hathaway (id: H000345)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| New York State Senate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bynew district | New York State Senate Sixth District (Class 1) 1823 |
Succeeded byLatham A. Burrows |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded byseat created | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 22nd congressional district 1833–1835 |
Succeeded byJoseph Reynolds |
- 1780 births
- 1867 deaths
- People from Freetown, Massachusetts
- American militia generals
- Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- 1852 United States presidential electors
- People from Cincinnatus, New York
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature