Jonathan Scoville (July 14, 1830 – March 4, 1891) was an American businessman who served two terms as a
U.S. Representative
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from
New York from 1880 to 1883, and as mayor of
Buffalo from 1884 to 1885.
Biography
Born in
Salisbury, Connecticut
Salisbury () is a town situated in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town is the northwesternmost in the state of Connecticut; the Massachusetts-New York-Connecticut tri-state marker is located at the northwest corner of the town ...
, Scoville attended various educational institutions in Massachusetts, including the scientific department of
Harvard University
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.
He engaged in business in
Canaan, Connecticut
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, in 1854 as an iron manufacturer and mine owner.
He moved to
Buffalo, New York
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, in 1860 and established a car-wheel foundry, and the next year established another in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, Canada.
Political career
Congress
Scoville was elected as a
Democrat
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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
Salisbury () is a town situated in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town is the northwesternmost in the state of Connecticut; the Massachusetts-New York-Connecticut tri-state marker is located at the northwest corner of the town ...
.
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1830 births
1891 deaths
Harvard University alumni
Mayors of Buffalo, New York
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
19th-century American politicians