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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 (born Oct. 16, 1760, Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), N.J. [U.S.]—died Oct. 9, 1824, Elizabethtown, N.J., U.S.) 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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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...
Apr 30, 2024 · Jonathan Dayton of New Jersey was the youngest delegate to sign the Constitution. He later served in the new federal government as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Jul 29, 2004 · New Jersey. Jonathan Dayton. Dayton, youngest of the signers at 26 years of age, lived a busy and adventurous life. A lawyer, land speculator, and Revolutionary soldier, his ambition was unbounded. He held a variety of political offices, including seats in the U.S. House and Senate.
Jonathan Dayton was a native of New Jersey and a delegate from that state to the Philadelphia Convention. Born in 1760, Dayton was the youngest man to sign the Constitution. Dayton entered the Continental Army shortly after graduating from the College of New Jersey. After the war, Dayton studied law and set up his practice.
DAYTON, JONATHAN (1760–1824)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. He was afterward speaker of the house of representatives and a senator.
