Jonas Platt
Jonas Platt | |
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 Portrait of Platt, bySamuel F. B. Morse,1828 | |
| Member of theNew York State Senate | |
| In office July 1, 1809 – June 30, 1813 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from New York's9thdistrict | |
| In office March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 | |
| Preceded by | John Williams |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Walker |
| Member of theNew York State Assembly | |
| In office July 1, 1795 – June 30, 1796 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 30, 1769 Poughkeepsie,Province of New York,British America |
| Died | February 22, 1834(aged 64) Peru,New York,United States |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse | Helena Livingston |
| Relations | Charles Z. Platt(brother) |
| Children | 8, includingZephaniah |
| Parent(s) | Zephaniah Platt Mary Van Wyck Platt |
Jonas Platt(June 30, 1769 – February 22, 1834) was an American lawyer and politician fromNew York.He was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives.[1]
Early life[edit]
Platt was born on June 30, 1769, inPoughkeepsie,Province of New York,in what was thenBritish America.[2]He was the son of politician and lawyerZephaniah Platt(1735–1807), who foundedPlattsburgh, New York,and his second wife, Mary Van Wyck Platt (1742–1809). Among his siblings was New York State TreasurerCharles Z. Platt.[3]
He attended a French Academy atMontreal,Quebec,studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1790.[1]
Career[edit]
He practiced law in Poughkeepsie and served as the county clerk ofHerkimer County, New York,from 1791 to 1798. He was also the county clerk ofOneida County, New York,from 1798 to 1802. He was a member of theNew York State Assemblyin 1796.[1]
Platt was elected as aFederalistto theSixth Congress,and served from March 4, 1799, to March 3, 1801. He was the chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business.Afterward, he resumed the practice of law and served as a general in the Cavalry in theNew York State Militia.In 1810, hewas an unsuccessful candidatefor governor. He was a member of theNew York State Senatefrom1809to1813.He was also a member of theCouncil of Appointmentin 1813.[1]
From 1814 to 1821, Platt was an associate justice of theNew York Supreme Court.He was a delegate to theNew York ConstitutionalConvention in 1821.[1]
Personal life[edit]
He married Helena Livingston (1767–1859), the daughter of Dr. Henry Livingston and Susannah Storm (néeConklin) Livingston, of theLivingston family.[4]She was also the sister ofContinental CongressmanGilbert Livingston,the Rev. Dr.John Henry Livingston,president ofQueen's College,and authorHenry Livingston Jr.(the grandfather ofU.S. SenatorSidney Breeseand AdmiralSamuel Livingston Breese), among others.[4]Together, Jonas and Helena were the parents of eight children, including:[4]
- Susan Jonasse Platt (1793–1843), who married Richard Ray Lansing (d. 1855).[3]
- Zephaniah Platt(1796–1871), theMichigan Attorney General.[3]
- Helen Livingston Platt (1798–1876), who married Truman Parmelee (1801–1845).[5]After his death, she married Dr. Henry W. Bell.[3]
Platt died on February 22, 1834, inPeru,Clinton County, New York.He was buried at the Riverside Cemetery inPlattsburgh.[1]
References[edit]
- ^abcdef"PLATT, Jonas - Biographical Information".bioguide.congress.gov.Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.Archivedfrom the original on 4 March 2016.Retrieved5 July2018.
- ^"Jonas Platt | Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1814-1823".nycourts.gov.New York Courts.Archivedfrom the original on 15 April 2019.Retrieved15 April2019.
- ^abcdPlatt, George Lewis (1891).The Platt Lineage: A Genealogical Research and Record.T. Whittaker. p.124.Retrieved12 April2019.
- ^abcLivingston, Edwin Brockholst (1910).The Livingstons of Livingston Manor: Being the History of that Branch of the Scottish House of Callendar which Settled in the English Province of New York During the Reign of Charles the Second; and Also Including an Account of Robert Livingston of Albany, "The Nephew," a Settler in the Same Province and His Principal Descendants.Knickerbocker Press.RetrievedJuly 5,2018.
- ^"Col. Theodore Weld Parmele"(PDF).The New York Times.15 May 1893.Archived(PDF)from the original on 31 August 2021.Retrieved15 April2019.
External links[edit]
- United States Congress."Jonas Platt (id: P000381)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Jonas PlattatFind a Grave
- Livingston family tree
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- 1769 births
- 1834 deaths
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- New York (state) state senators
- Politicians from Poughkeepsie, New York
- People from Herkimer County, New York
- New York Supreme Court Justices
- Livingston family
- Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- 18th-century American politicians
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century American judges