Nathan Daboll (politician)
Nathan Daboll | |
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| Member Connecticut General Assembly | |
| In office 1832–1833 | |
| Senator Connecticut Senate | |
| In office 1833–1835 | |
| Judge State of Connecticut, County of New London, Probate District of Stonington | |
| In office 1843–1845 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 November 1780 Groton, Connecticut |
| Died | 28 August 1863 Groton, Connecticut |
| Spouse | Elizabeth |
| Profession | Almanac publisher Textbook author |
Nathan Daboll (November 14, 1780 – August 28, 1863), was an American politician, judge, textbook author, and almanac publisher.[1]
Personal life
[edit]He was the son of Elizabeth (1742–1813) and Nathan Daboll (1750–1818). He had a younger sister, Lydia (born c. 1782).
Daboll married Elizabeth in 1804. They had a son, David Austin Daboll (1813–1895).
He received an Honorary Degree from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut in 1835.[2]
Career
[edit]Daboll served in the Connecticut House of Representatives 1832–1833, and the Connecticut Senate 1833–1835.[3]
He was Clerk of the Court of Probate for the State of Connecticut, County of New London, Connecticut, Probate District of Stonington before serving as a probate judge 1843–1845.[4]
Daboll assisted his father, the notable American Revolution period almanac publisher, with the publication of the New England Almanac. With his son David, he developed Daboll's New Arithmetic, a revision of his father's textbook, Schoolmaster's Assistant.
Works
[edit]- Daboll, N. (1819). The New-England almanack for the year of our Lord Christ, 1820. New London, Conn.: Samuel Green. OCLC 15454145.
- Daboll, N. (1821). Nathan Daboll arithmetic book. OCLC 63938517.
- Green, S.; Daboll, N. (1824). The practical accountant, or, Farmer's and mechanic's best method of book keeping for the easy instruction of youth. Designed as a compainion (sic) to Daboll's arithmetic. New London: S. Green. OCLC 5463222.
References
[edit]- ^ Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard (1904). The twentieth century biographical dictionary of notable Americans. Boston: Biographical Society. OCLC 6182270.
- ^ Nicolson, F.W. (1883). Alumni Record of Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. Hartford, Conn.: Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company. p. 322. OCLC 20477237.
- ^ "Members of the Connecticut General Assembly". Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- ^ "Declaration". Archived from the original on 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
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- 1780 births
- 1863 deaths
- People from Groton, Connecticut
- Connecticut state senators
- Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- Connecticut state court judges
- Writers from Connecticut
- Wesleyan University people
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century American judges
- 19th-century Connecticut politicians