Nathaniel Niles (politician)

Nathaniel Niles
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Vermont's 2nd district
In office
October 17, 1791 – March 3, 1795
Succeeded by Daniel Buck
Personal details
Born (1741-04-03)April 3, 1741
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Died October 31, 1828(1828-10-31) (aged 87)
Fairlee, Vermont
Political party Anti-Administration Party
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Watson Niles
Profession law, medicine, inventor, congressman

Nathaniel Niles (April 3, 1741 – October 31, 1828) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a United States Representative from Vermont.

Early life

Niles was born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.[1] He attended Harvard College and graduated from Princeton College in 1766. He studied law and medicine, and taught in New York City. Niles also studied theology and preached in Norwich and Torrington, Connecticut. Niles invented a process for making wire, and erected mills in Norwich.[2]

Career

After the Revolution, Niles moved to West Fairlee, Orange County, Vermont, was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1784 and served as Speaker.[3] From 1784 to 1788, he was a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[4] and a member of the council in 1785 and 1787.

He was a delegate to the Vermont state constitutional convention of 1791, and upon the admission of Vermont as a State into the Union was elected to the Second Congress as an Anti-Administration Party candidate. Niles was reelected to the Third Congress and served from October 17, 1791, to March 3, 1795.[5]

After his terms in Congress, Niles was again a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1800 to 1803 and 1812 to 1815. He was a member of the Governor’s Council from 1803 to 1809.[6] He was a presidential elector for the Thomas Jefferson ticket in 1804 and for the James Madison ticket in 1812.[7] He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention of 1814.

Death

Niles died in Fairlee, Vermont on October 31, 1828, and was interred at West Fairlee Center Cemetery.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Niles, Nathaniel (1741-1828)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  2. ↑ "NILES, Nathaniel, (1741 - 1828)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Speakers of the House". Vermont Office of the Secretary of the State. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  4. ↑ "JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT" (PDF). Vermont Justices of the Supreme Court. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Rep. Nathaniel Niles". govtrack.us. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  6. ↑ "NILES, Nathaniel, Hon. [1741-1828] -- American lawyer, preacher, inventor (wire mill) and legislator". Ancestry.com. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Our Campaigns". VT US President. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Nathaniel Niles". Find A Grave. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  • United States Congress. "Nathaniel Niles (id: N000109)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Nathaniel Niles at Find a Grave
  • govtrack.us
  • Vermont: The Official State Website
  • The Political Graveyard


U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
(none)		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Vermont's 2nd congressional district
1791–1795		 Succeeded by
Daniel Buck
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