Editing Nathaniel Pitcher (section)

==Early career==
Pitcher entered politics as a member of the [[Democratic-Republican Party]], and he served as [[Kingsbury, New York|Kingsbury]]'s [[town supervisor]] from 1804 to 1810.{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''|page=1742}}  He was a member of the [[New York State Assembly]] from 1806 to 1807, 1815 to 1816, and 1816 to 1818.{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''|page=1742}}

From 1812 to 1813, Pitcher served as [[New York Surrogate's Court|surrogate judge]] of [[Washington County, New York|Washington County]].{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''|page=1742}}  He was Kingsbury's town clerk in 1813 and 1814, and also served as a [[Justice of the peace#New York|justice of the peace]], with appointments in 1804, 1806, 1807, 1808, and 1811.{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''|page=1742}}{{sfn|''History of Washington Co., New York''|page=117}}  During the [[War of 1812]], Pitcher was appointed the federal revenue assessor for the 10th District of New York, which included Washington County, and was responsible for collecting taxes imposed to support the war effort.{{sfn|''A Register of Officers and Agents''|page=32}}