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U.S. Representative
Nathaniel Albertson
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In office
March 4, 1849 ? March 3, 1851
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Preceded by
| Elisha Embree
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Succeeded by
| James Lockhart
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In office
1838?1840
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Born
| June 10, 1800
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Died
| December 16, 1863 (aged 63)
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Nathaniel Albertson
(June 10, 1800 ? December 16, 1863) was a
U.S. Representative
from
Indiana
from 1849 to 1851.
Biography
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Born in
Fairfax, Virginia
, Albertson moved to
Salem, Indiana
, and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1838?1840.
He moved to Floyd County in 1835 and settled in Greenville, near New Albany, and resumed agricultural pursuits.
Congress
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Albertson 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
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He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1850 to the
Thirty-second
Congress.
Later career and death
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He 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
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This article incorporates
public domain material
from the
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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