Nathaniel Appleton HAVEN, Congress, NH (1762-1831)

HAVEN, Nathaniel Appleton, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Portsmouth, N.H., July 19, 1762; pursued classical studies and was graduated in medicine from Harvard College in 1779; practiced his profession in Portsmouth, N.H., and also engaged in mercantile pursuits; served as a ship’s surgeon in the latter part of the Revolutionary War; elected as a Federalist to the Eleventh Congress (March 4, 1809-March 3, 1811); died in Portsmouth, N.H., March 13, 1831; interment in Proprietors’ Burying Ground.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present