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    Jared Lewis Rathbone

    Birth: 8-2-1791

    Death: 5-13-1845

    Alternate Surname: Rathbun

Relationships

Spouse

Rathbone, Pauline Harris

Children

Rathbone, Charles

Biography

Birth: 	Aug. 2, 1791
Colchester
New London County
Connecticut, USA
Death: 	May 13, 1845
Albany
Albany County
New York, USA

Provision Merchant. Director of the State Bank of Albany, director of the Albany Insurance Company. Member of the Albany Common Council. Trustee and president, Albany Medical College.
Member of the Whig Political Party. Last mayor chosen by Albany Common Council, January 21, 1839. First mayor of Albany elected by popular vote, December 30, 1839. Elected mayor again, on May 5, 1840.
Father of Henry Reed Rathbone, who grappled with John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theatre, April 14, 1865.
Rathbone's memorial is considered to be "a counterpart to the tomb of Scipio."

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, April 30, 1837

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, September 26, 1837

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 5, 1837

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, September 25, 1837

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, September 17, 1837

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, September 14, 1837

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, April 28, 1837

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, April 25, 1837

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 22, 1837

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, August 31, 1837

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 4, 1837

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 1, 1837

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 19, 1837

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 14, 1837

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 4, 1838

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, September 8, 1838

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, September 12, 1838

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, July 2, 1838

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, June 24, 1838

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, May 4, 1838

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, March 22, 1838

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, March 23, 1838

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, April 12, 1839

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 15, 1834

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 5, 1834

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 22, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, 1834

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Biography: 
Birth: Aug. 2, 1791 Colchester New London County Connecticut, USA Death: May 13, 1845 Albany Albany County New York, USA Provision Merchant. Director of the State Bank of Albany, director of the Albany Insurance Company. Member of the Albany Common Council. Trustee and president, Albany Medical College. Member of the Whig Political Party. Last mayor chosen by Albany Common Council, January 21, 1839. First mayor of Albany elected by popular vote, December 30, 1839. Elected mayor again, on May 5, 1840. Father of Henry Reed Rathbone, who grappled with John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theatre, April 14, 1865. Rathbone's memorial is considered to be "a counterpart to the tomb of Scipio."
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18341123WHS_FMS1: Mentioned often in this letter by WHS. Rathbone and WHS visit many places and people in Albany after Seward loses his first race for governor, and Rathbone introduces his new wife to WHS. See also: RBSC Seward Manuscript Register, pg. 13, 331; Seward, Autobiography, 505. "Provision Merchant. Director of the State Bank of Albany, director of the Albany Insurance Company. Member of the Albany Common Council. Trustee and president, Albany Medical College. Member of the Whig Political Party. Last mayor chosen by Albany Common Council, January 21, 1839. First mayor of Albany elected by popular vote, December 30, 1839. Elected mayor again, on May 5, 1840." He was elected first Mayor of Albany on Whig ticket and defeated Democrat Erastus Corning.
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