Jonathan Sloane

Jonathan Sloane (November 1785 – April 25, 1854) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Jonathan Sloane
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th district
In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
Preceded by	new district
Succeeded by	John W. Allen
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Portage and Medina counties
In office 1820–1822
Preceded by	Jonathan Foster
Succeeded by	George B. Depeyster Joseph Harris
Personal details
Born	November 1785 Pelham, Massachusetts
Died	April 25, 1854 (aged 68) Ravenna, Ohio
Resting place	Evergreen Cemetery
Political party	Anti-Masonic
Alma mater	Williams College

Born in Pelham, Massachusetts in November 1785, Sloane completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1812. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1816, and commenced practice in Ravenna, Ohio. He was also general agent of the Tappan family for the sale of lands. He served as prosecuting attorney of Portage County in 1819. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1820 to 1822, and in the Ohio Senate in 1826 and 1827.

Sloane was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-third and the Twenty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1836. He retired from business activities on account of ill health. He died in Ravenna, Ohio, April 25, 1854. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "Jonathan Sloane (id: S000495)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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