Biography

01/12/1795 - 01/27/1867

ELDRED, Nathaniel Bailey, a Representative from Northampton, Pike and Wayne Counties; born, January 12, 1795 in Dolsontown, Orange County, NY; studied law under Dan Dimmick; lawyer (1817-1834); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1822-1823 and 1823-1824 terms; reelected to the House for the 1826-1827 and 1827-1828 terms; appointed, commissioner, Pennsylvania Canal; commissioner, Honesdale and Clarkesville Turnpike Company (1830); appointed, president judge, 18^th judicial district (1834-1839); appointed, president judge, 6^th judicial district (1839-1843); appointed, president judge, 12^th judicial district (1843-1849); elected, presidential elector (1844); appointed, president judge, 22^nd judicial district (1849-1853); presidential appointee, naval officer, United States Customs House, Philadelphia (1853-1857); died, January 27, 1867 in Bethany, Wayne County, Pennsylvania; interred, Glen Byberry Cemetery, Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.