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Jotham Post Jr. (April 4, 1771 – May 15, 1817) was a U.S. Representative from the state of New York, United States.

Early life

Post was born near Westbury, New York on April 4, 1771. He was the son of Jotham Post Sr. (1740–1817), with whom he was very close, and his wife, Winifred (née Wright) Post (1745–1811). His older brother was Dr. Wright Post, a professor of surgery and anatomy at Columbia.

He graduated from Columbia College in New York City, in 1792.

Career

He studied medicine, but did not practice, instead, he engaged in the drug-importing business in New York City. He served as member of the board of aldermen. He served in the State assembly 1795 and 1805–1808. He served as director of the New York Hospital from 1798 to 1802.

Post was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1815.

Personal life

On August 10, 1792, Post was married to Magdalena Blaau in New York City. Together, they had eight children, including:

• Waldron Blaau Post (1793–1874), who married Sarah Elizabeth Parker.
• Ur Post (1795–1796), who died young.
• Julia Lynch Post (1797–1878), who married James DeWolf Jr., a son of politician James DeWolf, in 1815.
• Eleanor Post (1799–1872), who married Francis LeBaron DeWolf, also a son of politician James DeWolf, in 1820. After his death, she married John Whipple in 1839.
• Jotham William Post (1801–1841), who married Angelina Thayer Byers.
• Edwin Augustus Post (1804–1888), who married Lucretia Ann Main (1792‒1863). After her death, he married Cornelia Davis.
• Nancy Elizabeth Mary Post (1806–1895), who married Bernard Rhinelander (1800–1844).
• Magdalen Rachel Post (1810–1841), who married Isaac Gibson.

After the death of his first wife in 1811, Jotham married Julia Strong on October 2, 1815 in Albany, New York. She was the widow of George Wattles.

Post died in New York City, May 15, 1817.

Descendants

Notable descendants include Henry A. V. Post, Albertson Van Zo Post, Henry Post, journalist Robert Post, Regis Henri Post, Mason Sears, and Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo, and Rhinelander Waldo.

References

1. ^ "POST, Jotham, Jr. - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
2. ^ Post, Marie Caroline de Trobriand (1905). The Post Family. New York: Sterling Potter. p. 201. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
3. ^ Wilson, James Grant (1893). The Memorial History of the City of New-York: From Its First Settlement to the Year 1892. New York History Company. p. 397. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
4. Hough, Franklin Benjamin (1858). The New-York Civil List: Containing the Names and Origin of the Civil Divisions, and the Names and Dates of Election Or Appointment of the Principal State and County Officers, from the Revolution to the Present Time : Compiled from the Public Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, and Other Authentic Sources. Weed, Parsons & Company, publishers. p. 298. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

External links

• United States Congress. "Jotham Post Jr. (id: P000455)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Jotham Post, Jr. at The Political Graveyard.

• 1771 births
• 1817 deaths
• Columbia College (New York) alumni
• Members of the New York State Assembly
• Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
• People from Westbury, New York
• Post family
• 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
• 18th-century members of the New York State Legislature