Background
Haven, Nathaniel Appleton was born on July 19, 1762 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.
United States representative politician
Haven, Nathaniel Appleton was born on July 19, 1762 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.
He pursued classical studies, was educated by the Reverend Doctor Nathaniel Appleton, and graduated in medicine from Harvard College in 1779.
Haven practiced his profession in Portsmouth and also engaged in mercantile pursuits, and was editor of the Portsmouth Journal until 1825. Serving as a ship"s surgeon in the latter part of the Revolutionary War, Haven was captured by the British and was a prisoner of war aboard the Jersey prison ship at New York for a short time. Elected as a Federalist to the Eleventh Congress, Haven served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811).
Haven died in Portsmouth, on March 13, 1831, and is interred at Proprietors" Burying Ground.
Died March 13, 1831 (age 68 years, 237 days). Interment at Proprietors" Burying Ground, Portsmouth, New Hampshire (U.S.)
Member United States House