Elias Dayton

Elias Dayton
Born(1737-05-01)May 1, 1737
Elizabeth, New Jersey, British America
DiedOctober 22, 1807(1807-10-22) (aged 70)
Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Children2, including Jonathan

Elias Dayton (May 1, 1737 – October 22, 1807) was an American merchant and military officer who served as captain and colonel of the local militia and in 1783 rose to become a brigadier general during the American Revolutionary War. Afterward, he became the Mayor of Elizabethtown, New Jersey and served in the New Jersey General Assembly. He was the father of U.S. Constitution signer Jonathan Dayton.

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