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Jonathan Dayton (October 16, 1760 – October 9, 1824) was an American Founding Father and politician from New Jersey. At 26, he was the youngest person to sign the Constitution of the United States. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1791 and later served from 1795 to 1799 as its third Speaker.
Jonathan Dayton was the youngest member of the U.S. Constitutional Convention, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and developer of large tracts in what later became the state of Ohio. The city of Dayton, Ohio, is named for him.
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Jul 29, 2004 · In 1806 illness prevented Dayton from accompanying Aaron Burr's abortive expedition to the Southwest, where the latter apparently intended to conquer Spanish lands and create an empire. Subsequently indicted for treason, Dayton was not prosecuted, but could not salvage his national political career.
Founding Father Jonathan Dayton from the State of New Jersey is a signer to the U.S. Constitution in September 17, 1787. Learn more about Jonathan Daytons role in forming America as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
Jun 28, 2024 · Dayton became the youngest, at age 26, to debate, draft and sign the U.S. Constitution. Dayton became a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey’s at-large district from March...
Jonathan Dayton, who represented New Jersey at the Constitutional Convention, believed that government should defend individual freedoms, but within the framework of an established social...
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Jonathan Dayton, the youngest signer of the Constitution, represented New Jersey at the constitutional convention of 1787. He spoke several times at the Convention in support of small-state positions.
