Background
Havens, Jonathan Nicoll was born on June 18, 1757 in Shelter Island, New York, United States.
United States representative judge politician
Havens, Jonathan Nicoll was born on June 18, 1757 in Shelter Island, New York, United States.
He graduated from Yale College in 1777.
He was Shelter Island town clerk from 1783 to 1787 and was on the New York delegation that in 1788 approved the new Federal Constitution following United States" independence in the American Revolutionary War. He served in the state assembly from 1786 until 1795. Havens was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 4th, 5th and 6th United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1795, until his death.
Member of New York State Assembly, 1786-1795. Member of New York Convention Member United States House