# Nathaniel Terry > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nathaniel_Terry > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nathaniel_Terry.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Terry > Source revision: 1349193860 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American politician (1768–1844)}} {{infobox officeholder | name = Nathaniel Terry | image = Nathaniel Terry, Hartford Fire Insurance Company.jpg | office = 4th [Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut](/source/Mayor_of_Hartford%2C_Connecticut) | term_start = November 22, 1824 | term_end = March 28, 1831 | predecessor = [Jonathan Brace](/source/Jonathan_Brace) | successor = [Thomas Scott Williams](/source/Thomas_Scott_Williams) | state2 = [Connecticut](/source/Connecticut) | district2 = {{ushr|CT|AL|at-large}} | term_start2 = March 4, 1817 | term_end2 = March 3, 1819 | predecessor2 = [John Davenport](/source/John_Davenport_(Connecticut_politician)) | successor2 = [James Stevens](/source/James_Stevens_(Connecticut_politician)) | office3 = Judge of the [Hartford County](/source/Hartford_County%2C_Connecticut) Court | term_start3 = 1807 | term_end3 = 1809 | state_house4 = Connecticut | term_start4 = 1804 | term_end4 = 1815 | office5 = Commander of the [Governor's Foot Guard](/source/Governor's_Guards) | term_start5 = 1802 | term_end5 = 1813 | birth_name = Nathaniel Terry Jr. | birth_date = {{birth date|1768|1|30}} | birth_place = [Enfield](/source/Enfield%2C_Connecticut), [Connecticut Colony](/source/Connecticut_Colony), [British America](/source/British_America) | death_date = {{death date and age|1844|6|14|1768|1|30}} | death_place = [New Haven, Connecticut](/source/New_Haven%2C_Connecticut), U.S. | resting_place = Old North (Spring Grove) Cemetery, [Hartford, Connecticut](/source/Hartford%2C_Connecticut), U.S. | party = [Whig](/source/Whig_Party_(United_States)) | other_party = [Federalist](/source/Federalist_Party) | spouse = {{marriage|Catharine Wadsworth|1774}} | children = 8 | parents = Nathaniel Terry Sr.
Abiah Dwight | alma_mater = [Dartmouth College](/source/Dartmouth_College)
[Yale College](/source/Yale_College) | occupation = Politician, lawyer, judge }} '''Nathaniel Terry Jr.''' (January 30, 1768 – June 14, 1844) was an American politician, lawyer, and judge who served a single term in the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives), representing the [at-large congressional district](/source/Connecticut's_at-large_congressional_district) of [Connecticut](/source/Connecticut) from 1817 to 1819 as a member of the [Federalist Party](/source/Federalist_Party).{{cite web|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000135|title=TERRY, Nathaniel|work=[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)|access-date=July 20, 2006}}{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/nathaniel_terry/410717|title=Rep. Nathaniel Terry|publisher=[GovTrack](/source/GovTrack)|access-date=May 19, 2023}} He previously served in the [Connecticut House of Representatives](/source/Connecticut_House_of_Representatives) from 1804 to 1815 and subsequently served as the fourth [mayor of Hartford, Connecticut](/source/mayor_of_Hartford%2C_Connecticut), from 1824 to 1831. ==Early life and education== Terry was born in [Enfield, Connecticut](/source/Enfield%2C_Connecticut), on January 30, 1768, to Nathaniel Terry Sr. and Abiah ({{née|Dwight}}) Terry.{{cite web|url=https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LCY9-27W/gen-nathaniel-terry-1768-1844|title=Gen Nathaniel Terry|publisher=[FamilySearch](/source/FamilySearch)|access-date=May 19, 2023}} He attended common schools and [Dartmouth College](/source/Dartmouth_College). Terry graduated from [Yale College](/source/Yale_College) in 1786. He studied law. ==Career== Terry was [admitted to the bar](/source/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States) in 1790; he commenced practice in Enfield. In 1796, Terry moved to [Hartford, Connecticut](/source/Hartford%2C_Connecticut), where he served as commander of the [Governor's Foot Guard](/source/Governor's_Guards) from 1802 to 1813. Terry also served as a judge of the [Hartford County](/source/Hartford_County%2C_Connecticut) Court from 1807 to his resignation in 1809. Terry served in the [Connecticut House of Representatives](/source/Connecticut_House_of_Representatives) from 1804 to 1815. Terry served a single term in the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives), representing the [at-large congressional district](/source/Connecticut's_at-large_congressional_district) of [Connecticut](/source/Connecticut) from 1817 to 1819 as a member of the [Federalist Party](/source/Federalist_Party). He served in the [15th United States Congress](/source/15th_United_States_Congress); his tenure began on March 4, 1817, and concluded on March 3, 1819. Terry was a member of the Connecticut state constitutional convention in 1818. He served as president of the [Hartford Fire Insurance Company](/source/The_Hartford) from 1810 to 1835. Additionally, he served as president of the Hartford Bank from 1819 to 1828. Terry served as the fourth [mayor of Hartford, Connecticut](/source/mayor_of_Hartford%2C_Connecticut), from November 22, 1824, to March 28, 1831. He served in this position as a member of the [Whig Party](/source/Whig_Party_(United_States)). Terry also served as a [general](/source/General_(United_States)) in the [Connecticut State Militia](/source/Connecticut_State_Militia). ==Personal life and death== Terry married Catharine Wadsworth in Hartford, Connecticut, on March 14, 1798. They had eight children together. Terry died at the age of 76 in [New Haven, Connecticut](/source/New_Haven%2C_Connecticut), on June 14, 1844. He was buried in Old North (Spring Grove) Cemetery, located in Hartford.{{cite web|url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terry.html|title=Terry|publisher=[The Political Graveyard](/source/The_Political_Graveyard)|access-date=May 19, 2023}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000135 Official page] at the ''[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)'' *[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/nathaniel_terry/410717 Profile] from [GovTrack](/source/GovTrack) *[https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LCY9-27W/gen-nathaniel-terry-1768-1844 Profile] from [FamilySearch](/source/FamilySearch) *[https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terry.html Nathaniel Terry] at [The Political Graveyard](/source/The_Political_Graveyard) *[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19097/nathaniel-terry Nathaniel Terry Jr.] at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave) {{Bioguide}} {{Navboxes |title=Offices and distinctions |list1= {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-nj-hs}} {{succession box |title=Member of the [Connecticut House of Representatives](/source/Connecticut_House_of_Representatives) |before=— |after=— |years=1804–1815 }} {{s-par|us-hs}} {{US House succession box |state=Connecticut |district=AL |before=[John Davenport](/source/John_Davenport_(Connecticut_politician)) |after=[James Stevens](/source/James_Stevens_(Connecticut_politician)) |years=1817–1819 }} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=[Jonathan Brace](/source/Jonathan_Brace)}} {{s-ttl|title=[Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut](/source/Mayor_of_Hartford%2C_Connecticut)|years=1824–1831}} {{s-aft|after=[Thomas Scott Williams](/source/Thomas_Scott_Williams)}} {{s-end}} }} {{Authority control}} {{Portal bar|Biography|Connecticut|Politics}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Terry, Nathaniel}} Category:1768 births Category:1844 deaths Category:19th-century American lawyers Category:19th-century American judges Category:Federalist Party United States representatives from Connecticut Category:Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives Category:Connecticut lawyers Category:Mayors of Hartford, Connecticut Category:American militia generals Category:Yale College alumni Category:People from colonial Connecticut Category:People from Enfield, Connecticut Category:19th-century mayors of places in Connecticut Category:19th-century United States representatives Category:19th-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Nathaniel Terry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Terry) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Terry?action=history)). 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