Name Nathan Daboll Role Politician | Died August 28, 1863 Spouse Elizabeth Daboll | |
Born 14 November 1780
Groton, Connecticut ( 1780-11-14 ) Profession Almanac publisher
Textbook author | ||
Nathan Daboll (November 14, 1780 – August 28, 1863), born in Groton, Connecticut, was a Connecticut politician, judge, textbook author, and almanac publisher.
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Personal life
He was the son of Elizabeth (1742–1813) and Nathan Daboll (1750–1818). He had a younger sister, Lydia (born c. 1782).
Daboll married Elizabeth in 1804. They had a son, David Austin Daboll (1813–1895).
He received an Honorary Degree from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut in 1835.
Career
Daboll served in the Connecticut House of Representatives 1832—1833, and the Connecticut Senate 1833—1835.
He was Clerk of the Court of Probate for the State of Connecticut, County of New London, Connecticut, Probate District of Stonington before serving as a probate judge 1843—1845.
Daboll assisted his father, the notable American Revolution period almanac publisher, with the publication of the New England Almanac. With his son David, he developed Daboll's New Arithmetic, a revision of his father's textbook, Schoolmaster's Assistant.