Dayton, Jonathan (1760–1824)
DAYTON, JONATHAN (1760–1824)
Jonathan Dayton, the youngest signer of the Constitution, represented New Jersey at the constitutional convention of 1787. He spoke several times at the Convention in support of small-state positions. He was afterward speaker of the house of representatives and a senator. In 1807 he was arrested for conspiring with aaron burr but was not tried.
Dennis J. Mahoney
(1986)
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