Jesse C. Dayton
Jesse C. Dayton (born 1825 in Westerlo, Albany County, New York) was an American merchant and politician from New York.
Life
In 1844, he went to New York City, became first a clerk, and then a merchant. Later he bought a farm in Watervliet where he resided while still looking after his business interests in New York City. He was Supervisor of Watervliet in 1873.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (13th D.) in 1874 and 1875.
Sources
- Life Sketches of Government Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1875 by W. H. McElroy and Alexander McBride (pg. 52ff) [e-book]
External links
- The Jesse C. Dayton Papers at New York State Library