Nathaniel Albertson (June 10, 1800 – December 16, 1863) was a 19th-century American politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1849 to 1851.
Nathaniel Albertson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Elisha Embree |
| Succeeded by | James Lockhart |
| Member of the Indiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1838–1840 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 10, 1800 |
| Died | December 16, 1863 (aged 63) Central City, Colorado |
| Resting place | Central City Cemetery |
Biography
editBorn in Fairfax, Virginia, Albertson moved to Salem, Indiana, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the State House of Representatives from 1838 to 1840.
He moved to Floyd County in 1835 and settled in Greenville, near New Albany, and resumed agricultural pursuits.
Congress
editAlbertson was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851). As a congressman, he voted in favor of the Fugitive Slave Act.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1850 to the Thirty-second Congress.
Later career and death
editHe resumed agricultural pursuits. He moved to Keokuk, Iowa, in 1853 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He moved to Boonville, Missouri, in 1856 and continued mercantile pursuits. He settled in Central City, Colorado, in 1860 and engaged in the hotel business. He also became interested in mining.
He died in Central City, Colorado, December 16, 1863. He was interred in Central City Graveyard.
References
edit- United States Congress. "Nathaniel Albertson (id: A000075)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress