Nathan Lapham
Nathan Lapham (November 24, 1820 Collins, Erie County, New York – May 1, 1890 Peru, Clinton County, New York) was an American politician from New York.
Life
He was the son of Joseph Lapham (1786–1851) and Anna (Keese) Lapham (1790–1833). In 1822, the family removed to Peru. On February 22, 1842, he married Jane R. Barker (1822–1869), and they had several children.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (16th D.) in 1860 and 1861. On January 25, 1860, he was elected President pro tempore of the State Senate (83rd Session).
Later he married Hannah Barker, a niece of his first wife, and they had several children.
He was buried at the Quaker Cemetery in Au Sable, New York.
Sources
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1867; pg. 442)
- Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York by William D. Murphy (1861; pg. 73ff)
- Book of Appendices to the History and Genealogy of the Ancestors and Some Descendants of Stukely Westcott, 1592-1677 by Roscoe Leighton Whitman & Jonathan Russell Bullock (1939; pg. 124)
External links
| New York State Senate | ||
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| Preceded by Ralph A. Loveland |
New York State Senate 16th District 1860–1861 |
Succeeded by Russell M. Little |
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