Jonathan Scoville

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".

Jonathan Scoville (July 14, 1830 – March 4, 1891) was an American businessman who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1880 to 1883, and as mayor of Buffalo from 1884 to 1885.

Biography

Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, Scoville attended various educational institutions in Massachusetts, including the scientific department of Harvard University.

He engaged in business in Canaan, Connecticut, in 1854 as an iron manufacturer and mine owner. He moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1860 and established a car-wheel foundry, and the next year established another in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Political career

Congress

Scoville was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ray V. Pierce. He was reelected to the Forty-seventh Congress and served from November 12, 1880, to March 3, 1883. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882.

Mayor of Buffalo

He served as mayor of Buffalo in 1884 and 1885.

Death

He died in New York City, March 4, 1891. He was interred in Salisbury Cemetery, Salisbury, Connecticut.

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Sources

Political offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Mayor of Buffalo, NY
1884–1885 Template:S-ttl/check
Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Template:Error
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Member of the [[List of United States representatives from Template:US State Abbrev|U.S. House of Representatives]]
from Template:Ushr

1880-11-12 – 1883 Template:S-ttl/check
Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by

Template:BuffaloMayors Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".

Template:Authority control