Nathan Daboll (politician)

Nathan Daboll (November 14, 1780 – August 28, 1863), was an American politician, judge, textbook author, and almanac publisher.[1]

Nathan Daboll
Member
Connecticut General Assembly
In office
1832–1833
Senator
Connecticut Senate
In office
1833–1835
Judge
State of Connecticut,
County of New London,
Probate District of Stonington
In office
1843–1845
Personal details
Born(1780-11-14)14 November 1780
Groton, Connecticut
Died(1863-08-28)28 August 1863
Groton, Connecticut
SpouseElizabeth
ProfessionAlmanac publisher
Textbook author

Personal life

He was the son of Elizabeth (1742–1813) and Nathan Daboll (1750–1818). He had a younger sister, Lydia (born c. 1782).

Daboll married Elizabeth in 1804. They had a son, David Austin Daboll (1813–1895).

He received an Honorary Degree from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut in 1835.[2]

Career

Daboll served in the Connecticut House of Representatives 1832–1833, and the Connecticut Senate 1833–1835.[3]

He was Clerk of the Court of Probate for the State of Connecticut, County of New London, Connecticut, Probate District of Stonington before serving as a probate judge 1843–1845.[4]

Daboll assisted his father, the notable American Revolution period almanac publisher, with the publication of the New England Almanac. With his son David, he developed Daboll's New Arithmetic, a revision of his father's textbook, Schoolmaster's Assistant.

Works
  • Daboll, N. (1819). The New-England almanack for the year of our Lord Christ, 1820. New London, Conn.: Samuel Green. OCLC 15454145.
  • Daboll, N. (1821). Nathan Daboll arithmetic book. OCLC 63938517.
  • Green, S.; Daboll, N. (1824). The practical accountant, or, Farmer's and mechanic's best method of book keeping for the easy instruction of youth. Designed as a compainion (sic) to Daboll's arithmetic. New London: S. Green. OCLC 5463222.

References
  1. Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard (1904). The twentieth century biographical dictionary of notable Americans. Boston: Biographical Society. OCLC 6182270.
  2. Nicolson, F.W. (1883). Alumni Record of Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. Hartford, Conn.: Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company. p. 322. OCLC 20477237.
  3. "Members of the Connecticut General Assembly". Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  4. "Declaration". Archived from the original on 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
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