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Dayton, Jonathan (1760–1824)| US representative and senator. Four times a congressman for New Jersey (1791–99) and a one-term senator (1799–1805), his federal career ended when he was indicted for treason. Never prosecuted, he subsequently held local and state offices in New Jersey. |
| He was born in Elizabeth-Town, New Jersey. He served in the New Jersey assembly (1786–87), leaving to attend the Federal Convention. He supported Alexander Hamilton's banking policies. He was indicted with his friend Aaron Burr. |
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