Jotham Post Jr. | |
---|---|
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | |
Preceded by |
William Paulding, Jr. Samuel L. Mitchill |
Succeeded by |
William Irving Peter H. Wendover |
Personal details | |
Born | Westbury, Province of New York, British America | April 4, 1771
Died | May 15, 1817 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 46)
Political party | Federalist |
Spouses | Magdalena Blaau
(
m. 1792; died 1811)Julia Strong Wattles
(
m. 1815) |
Relations |
Wright Post (brother) Henry A. V. Post (grandson) Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo (granddaughter) |
Parent(s) | Jotham Post Sr. Winifred Wright Post |
Alma mater | Columbia College |
Jotham Post Jr. (April 4, 1771 – May 15, 1817) was a U.S. Representative from the state of New York, United States.
Post was born near Westbury, New York on April 4, 1771. [1] He was the son of Jotham Post Sr. (1740–1817), with whom he was very close, and his wife, Winifred ( née Wright) Post (1745–1811). [2] His older brother was Dr. Wright Post, a professor of surgery and anatomy at Columbia. [3]
He graduated from Columbia College in New York City, in 1792. [1]
He studied medicine, but did not practice, instead, he engaged in the drug-importing business in New York City. He served as member of the board of aldermen. [1] He served in the State assembly 1795 and 1805–1808. [4] He served as director of the New York Hospital from 1798 to 1802. [3]
Post was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1815. [1]
On August 10, 1792, Post was married to Magdalena Blaau in New York City. Together, they had eight children, including: [2]
After the death of his first wife in 1811, Jotham married Julia Strong on October 2, 1815 in Albany, New York. She was the widow of George Wattles. [2]
Post died in New York City, May 15, 1817. [1]
Notable descendants include Henry A. V. Post, Albertson Van Zo Post, Henry Post, journalist Robert Post, Regis Henri Post, Mason Sears, and Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo, and Rhinelander Waldo.