Editing Nathaniel Pitcher

{{Short description|Governor of New York in 1828}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name          = Nathaniel Pitcher
|image         = <!--Do not add this illustration: File:Governor Nathaniel Pitcher (1777-1836).jpg. It's not Pitcher. A guy who died in the 1830s did not wear the clothes and facial hair typical of the 1850s.-->
|order1        = 8th
|office1       = Governor of New York
|term_start1   = February 11, 1828
|term_end1     = December 31, 1828
|lieutenant1   = Peter R. Livingston<br>[[Charles Dayan]]
|predecessor1  = [[DeWitt Clinton]]
|successor1    = [[Martin Van Buren]]
|office2       = [[Lieutenant Governor of New York]]
|term_start2   = January 11, 1827
|term_end2     = February 10, 1828
|predecessor2  = [[James Tallmadge Jr.]] 
|successor2    = [[Peter R. Livingston (politician, born 1766)|Peter R. Livingston]] (acting)
|governor2     = [[DeWitt Clinton]]
|state3        =  New York
|constituency3 =  [[New York's 18th congressional district|18th district]]
|term_start3   =  March 4, 1831
|term_end3     =  March 3, 1833
|preceded3     =  [[Henry C. Martindale]] 
|succeeded3    =  [[Daniel Wardwell]]
|constituency4 =  [[New York's 12th congressional district|12th district]]
|term_start4   =  March 4, 1819
|term_end4     =  March 3, 1823
|preceded4     =  [[John Savage (American politician, born 1779)|John Savage]] 
|succeeded4    =  [[Lewis Eaton]]
|office5       = Member of the [[New York State Assembly]] from [[Washington County, New York|Washington]] and [[Warren County, New York|Warren]] Counties
|term_start5   = 1816
|term_end5     = 1818
|alongside5    = William Cook, John Gale, Isaac Sargent, [[David Woods (New York politician)|David Woods]]
|preceded5     = Michael Harris, John Reid, [[David Abel Russell]], James Stevenson, [[Roswell Weston]]
|succeeded5    = Duncan Cameron, Jason Kellogg, Alexander Livingston, [[John McLean Jr.]], Isaac Sargent
|alongside6    = John Gale, Henry Mattison, [[John Richards (New York politician)|John Richards]], Isaac Sargent
|term_start6   = 1815
|term_end6     = 1816
|preceded6    = Paul Dennis, Samuel Gordon, John Richards, John Savage, Charles Starbuck, John White
|succeeded6    = Michael Harris, John Reid, [[David Abel Russell]], James Stevenson, Roswell Weston
|term_start7   = 1806
|term_end7     = 1807
|alongside7    = Kitchel Bishop, William Livingston, John McLean, Daniel Shepherd, one vacancy
|preceded7    = Isaac Harlow, Jason Kellogg, William Livingston, John McLean, Solomon Smith, James Starbuck
|succeeded7    = Kitchel Bishop, Peleg Bragg, John Gray, James Hill, Jason Kellogg, William Robards
|office8       = [[Town Supervisor]] of [[Kingsbury, New York]]
|term_start8   = 1804
|term_end8     = 1810
|predecessor8  = Thomas Bradshaw
|successor8    = Felix Alden
|birth_date    = {{birth date|1777|11|30|mf=y}}
|birth_place   = [[Litchfield, Connecticut]], US
|death_date    = {{death date and age|1836|05|25|1777|11|30|mf=y}}
|death_place   = [[Sandy Hill, New York]], US
|party         = [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
|spouse        = Margaret Scott (1782–1815)<br/>Anna B. Merritt (1791–1824) 
|children      = 4
|relations     = [[Zina Pitcher]] (half-brother)
|profession    = Attorney
| allegiance   = [[United States]]<br/>[[New York (state)|New York]]
| branch       = {{flagicon|New York|1778}} [[New York State Militia]]
| rank         = [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier General]]
| commands     = 17th Brigade
| serviceyears = 1802–
| battles      = [[War of 1812]]
| restingplace = Baker Cemetery in Hudson Falls
}}
'''Nathaniel Pitcher''' (November 30, 1777 – May 25, 1836) was an American lawyer and politician who served in [[United States Congress | Congress]] and as the eighth [[governor of New York]] from February 11 to December 31, 1828.

Pitcher was born in [[Litchfield, Connecticut]], and raised in Sandy Hill, New York ([[Hudson Falls, New York|Hudson Falls]]).  He was educated in Sandy Hill, [[reading law|studied law]], was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]], and became an attorney.  He became active in politics as a [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]], and served in local offices including [[town supervisor]] and [[Justice of the peace#New York|justice of the peace]]. He served in the [[New York State Assembly]], as [[probate court]] judge of [[Washington County, New York|Washington County]], and as a federal tax assessor during the [[War of 1812]]. He was also a longtime veteran of the [[New York Army National Guard|New York Militia]]; he served during the War of 1812, and after the war he commanded a [[brigade]] with the rank of [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]].

Pitcher served in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1819 to 1823. He became [[Lieutenant governor of New York|lieutenant governor]] in 1827, and he succeeded to the governorship in 1828, following the death of [[DeWitt Clinton]]. He was succeeded as governor by [[Martin Van Buren]]. Pitcher served another term in the U.S. House from 1831 to 1833. He died in Sandy Hill on May 25, 1836 and was buried at Baker Cemetery in Hudson Falls.

==Early life==
Pitcher was born in [[Litchfield, Connecticut|Litchfield]] on November 30, 1777.{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''|page=1742}}  He was the son of Nathaniel Pitcher Sr. (1750–1802), a veteran of the [[American Revolution]] who led the detachment that captured [[Lake George (lake), New York|Lake George]]'s [[Fort George, New York|Fort George]] from the British in 1775.{{sfn|"The Ticonderoga Expedition of 1775"|page=382-385}}  The younger Pitcher was raised and educated in Sandy Hill, New York (now [[Hudson Falls, New York|Hudson Falls]]).{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''|page=1742}}  He [[reading law|studied law]], was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]], and practiced in Sandy Hill.{{sfn|''History of Washington Co., New York''|page=431}}

==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}}

==Military career==
Pitcher's father had been active in the militia,{{sfn|''Military Minutes of the Council of Appointment''|page=795}} and the younger Nathaniel Pitcher followed him into military service, receiving his commission as an [[Ensign (rank)#United States|ensign]] in 1802.{{sfn|''Military Minutes of the Council of Appointment''|page=582}}  In 1808 he was appointed as [[Adjutant#United States|adjutant]] of the [[Regiment#United States Army|regiment]] commanded by Micajah Pettit.{{sfn|''Documents of the Senate of the State of New York''|page=996}}  Later in 1808 he was promoted to [[Major (United States)|major]], and appointed as [[Inspector general#United States|inspector]] of the [[Brigade#United States|brigade]] commanded by Warren Ferris.{{sfn|''Documents of the Senate of the State of New York''|page=1026}}  In 1814, Pitcher was included in a militia detail of 13,500 soldiers that was activated for federal service during military operations on the [[Canada]]-western [[New York (state)|New York]] border during the [[War of 1812]].{{sfn|''New York City and Vicinity During the War of 1812–15''|pages=162–164}}

In 1815, Pitcher was appointed [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]] and second in command of the militia's 121st Regiment.{{sfn|''Documents of the Senate of the State of New York''|page=1561}}  Later in 1815, he succeeded Pettit as commander of the 17th Brigade, and was promoted to [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]].{{sfn|''Documents of the Senate of the State of New York''|page=1641}}  As a result of his military service, Pitcher was frequently referred to in public records and newspaper stories as "General Pitcher"{{sfn|''The Decline of Aristocracy in the Politics of New York''|pages=274, 313, 422}} or "Gen. Pitcher".{{sfn|''Proceedings of the Workingmen's State Convention''|page=4}}

==Later career==
He was elected as a [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] to the [[16th United States Congress|16th]] and [[16th United States Congress|17th]] Congresses (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823).{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''|page=1742}}  He was a delegate to the [[New York State Constitutional Convention]] in 1821.{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''|page=1742}}

Pitcher was [[Lieutenant Governor of New York]] in 1827 and 1828 and became [[Governor of New York]] upon the death of Governor [[DeWitt Clinton]].{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''|page=1742}}  He completed Clinton's term, February 11, 1828, to December 31, 1828, and was succeeded by [[Martin Van Buren]].{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''|page=1742}}{{sfn|"On the first instant the oaths were administered to Martin Van Buren, Governor, and Enos T. Throop, Lieut. Governor"|page=5}}

He was again elected as a [[Jacksonian Democrats|Jacksonian]] to the [[22nd United States Congress|22nd Congress]] (March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833).{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''|page=1742}}

==Death and burial==
Pitcher died in Hudson Falls on May 25, 1836,{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''|page=1742}} and was buried at Baker Cemetery in Hudson Falls.{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''|page=1742}}

==Family==
Pitcher's first wife was Margaret Scott (1782–1815).{{sfn|''The Stebbins Genealogy''|pages=295–296}}  Their children included sons Augustus (1808–1876),{{sfn|"Death Notice, Augustus Pitcher"|page=7}} Matthew Scott (1810–1858),{{sfn|"Cemetery Records Kingsbury, New York: Baker Cemetery"}} and Montgomery Pike (1813–1841).{{sfn|"Cemetery Records Kingsbury, New York: Baker Cemetery"}}

On March 15, 1823, Pitcher was married to Anna B. Merritt (1791–1824) of [[Freedom Plains, New York]].{{sfn|"Marriage Notice: Nathaniel Pitcher and Anna B. Merritt"|page=3}}  She became ill and died soon after giving birth to their son Edward Merritt (1824–1860).{{sfn|"Death Notice, Anna B. Pitcher"|page=3}}{{sfn|"California Pioneer and Immigrant Files, 1790–1950"}}  Edward Merritt Pitcher moved to [[California]] in the 1840s, where he was an early settler of [[Sacramento]], and a member of [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento County]]'s first board of supervisors.{{sfn|"California Pioneer and Immigrant Files, 1790–1950"}}{{sfn|"Roseville’s first Postmistress was a trail blazer"}}{{sfn|"Death Notice, Edward M. Pitcher"|page=3}}

Pitcher's siblings included [[Zina Pitcher]], a prominent physician and [[List of mayors of Detroit|mayor of Detroit]].{{sfn|''National Cyclopedia of American Biography''|pages=214–215}}

==Legacy==
The town of [[Pitcher, New York|Pitcher]] in [[Chenango County, New York|Chenango County]] is named for Pitcher.{{sfn|''The Origins of Unusual Place-Names''|page=103}}

==Attempts to locate portrait==
Pitcher is the only Governor of New York for whom no likeness is known to exist, and attempts to locate one have proved unsuccessful.{{sfn|"Fail to Uncover Likeness of Hudson Falls Man Who Served As Governor"|page=5}}{{sfn|"Pataki Portrait Easy, Artist Says"|pages=1-2B}}  One image that is sometimes identified as a portrait of Pitcher{{sfn|''Images of America: Kingsbury and Hudson Falls''|page=12}} is not his likeness, as the clothing worn by the subject and the facial hair clearly date it to the 1850s–1860s era, at least 20 years after Pitcher died.{{sfn|"Fail to Uncover Likeness of Hudson Falls Man Who Served As Governor"|page=5}}

==References==
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==Sources==
===Books===
*{{cite book |last=Auburn Free Press |date=1830 |title=Proceedings of the Workingmen's State Convention in the Town of Salina |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sFIsAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP8 |location=Auburn, NY |publisher=Henry Oliphant |ref={{sfnRef|''Proceedings of the Workingmen's State Convention''}}}}
*{{cite book |last=Fox |first=Dixon Ryan |date=1919 |title=The Decline of Aristocracy in the Politics of New York |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KwcOAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA422 |location=New York, NY |publisher=Columbia University |isbn=9780231932905 |ref={{sfnRef|''The Decline of Aristocracy in the Politics of New York''}}}}
*{{cite book |last1=Greenlee |first1=Ralph Stebbins |last2=Greenlee |first2=Robert Lemuel |date=1904 |title=The Stebbins Genealogy |volume=I |url=https://archive.org/stream/stebbinsgenealog01ingree#page/296/mode/2up |location=Chicago, IL |publisher=M. A. Donohue and Company |ref={{sfnRef|''The Stebbins Genealogy''}}}}
*{{cite book |last=Guernsey |first=Rocellus Sheridan |date=1895 |title=New York City and Vicinity During the War of 1812–15 |volume=II |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mjmAAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA164 |location=New York, NY |publisher=Charles R. Woodward |ref={{sfnRef|''New York City and Vicinity During the War of 1812–15''}}}}
*{{cite book |last1=Hastings |first1=Hugh |last2=Noble |first2=Henry Harmon |date=1901 |title=Military Minutes of the Council of Appointment of the State of New York |volume=I |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SUDw8-CC3DYC&pg=PA582 |location=Albany, NY |publisher=James B. Lyon |ref={{sfnRef|''Military Minutes of the Council of Appointment''}}}}
*{{cite book |last=Loding |first=Paul R. |date=2001 |title=Images of America: Kingsbury and Hudson Falls |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9AU-gllqVIEC&pg=PA12 |location=Charleston, SC |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-0534-3 |ref={{sfnRef|''Images of America: Kingsbury and Hudson Falls''}}}}
*{{cite book |last=Johnson |first=Crisfield |date=1878 |title=History of Washington Co., New York |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rt9EAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA431 |location=Philadelphia, PA |publisher=J. B. Lippincott & Co.|ref={{sfnRef|''History of Washington Co., New York''}}}}
*{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The Origins of Unusual Place-Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=107|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates |ref={{sfnRef|''The Origins of Unusual Place-Names''}}}}
*{{cite book |last=New York State Senate |date=1902 |title=Documents of the Senate of the State of New York |volume=X |number=32, Part 2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tutBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1561 |location=Albany, NY |publisher=J. B. Lyon Company |ref={{sfnRef|''Documents of the Senate of the State of New York''}}}}
*{{cite book |last=United States Congress |date=2005 |title=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v9MBIctdjjkC&pg=PA1742 |location=Washington, DC |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |isbn=978-0-16-073176-1 |ref={{sfnRef|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''}}}}
*{{cite book |last=United States Department of State |date=1816 |title=A Register of Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval in the Service of the United States |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1A9AAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA32 |location=Washington, DC |publisher=Jonathan Elliot |ref={{sfnRef|''A Register of Officers and Agents''}}}}
*{{cite book |last=White |first=James T. |date=1904 |title=National Cyclopedia of American Biography |volume=XII |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ieA-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA214 |location=New York, NY |publisher=James T. White & Company |ref={{sfnRef|''National Cyclopedia of American Biography''}}}}

===Newspapers===
*{{cite news |date=April 1, 1823 |title=Marriage Notice: Nathaniel Pitcher and Anna B. Merritt |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/ |work=Albany Argus |location=Albany, NY |via=[[GenealogyBank.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Marriage Notice: Nathaniel Pitcher and Anna B. Merritt"}}}}
*{{cite news |date=May 7, 1824 |title=Death Notice, Anna B. Pitcher |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/ |work=Albany Argus |location=Albany, NY |via=[[GenealogyBank.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Death Notice, Anna B. Pitcher"}}}}
*{{cite news |date=January 7, 1829 |title=On the first instant the oaths were administered to Martin Van Buren, Governor, and Enos T. Throop, Lieut. Governor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/114732655/ |work=[[Poughkeepsie Journal]] |location=Poughkeepsie, NY |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"On the first instant the oaths were administered to Martin Van Buren, Governor, and Enos T. Throop, Lieut. Governor"}}}}
*{{cite news |date=April 24, 1860 |title=Death Notice, Edward M. Pitcher |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/ |work=San Francisco Bulletin |location=San Francisco, CA |via=[[GenealogyBank.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Death Notice, Edward M. Pitcher"}}}}
*{{cite news |date=February 18, 1876 |title=Death Notice, Augustus Pitcher |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/ |work=[[The Daily News (Texas)|Galveston Daily News]] |location=Galveston, TX |via=[[Heritage Microfilm, Inc.#NewspaperArchive|NewspaperARCHIVE.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Death Notice, Augustus Pitcher"}}}}
*{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=November 30, 1968 |title=Fail to Uncover Likeness of Hudson Falls Man Who Served As Governor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/348399348/ |work=Glens Falls Times |location=Glens Falls, NY |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Fail to Uncover Likeness of Hudson Falls Man Who Served As Governor"}}}}
*{{cite news |last=Howard |first=Brian J. |date=January 5, 2009 |title=Pataki Portrait Easy, Artist Says |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/164446771/ |work=[[The Journal News]] |location=White Plains, NY |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Pataki Portrait Easy, Artist Says"}}}}
*{{cite news |last=Rubio |first=J’aime |date=August 10, 2015 |title=Looking Back: Roseville's first Postmistress was a trail blazer: Charlotte 'Lottie' Pitcher did it all during Roseville's Victorian era |url=http://www.thepresstribune.com/article/8/09/15/looking-back-roseville%E2%80%99s-first-postmistress-was-trail-blazer |work=Roseville & Granite Bay Press Tribune |location=Roseville, CA |ref={{sfnRef|"Roseville’s first Postmistress was a trail blazer"}}}}

===Magazines===
*{{cite magazine |last1=Bascom |first1=Robert O. |last2=Holden |first2=James Austin |date=1910 |title=The Ticonderoga Expedition of 1775: Capture of Fort George by Col. Romans |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rtsTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA385 |magazine=Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association |volume=9 |location=Albany, NY |publisher=New York State Historical Association |ref={{sfnRef|"The Ticonderoga Expedition of 1775"}}}}

===Internet===
*{{cite web |url=http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/pitcher/791/ |title=Cemetery Records Kingsbury, New York: Baker Cemetery |last=Pfeffer |first=Vicki |date=August 27, 2006 |website=Genealogy.com |publisher=Ancestry.com, LLC |location=Provo, UT |access-date=February 25, 2018 |ref={{sfnRef|"Cemetery Records Kingsbury, New York: Baker Cemetery"}}}}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/ |title=California Pioneer and Immigrant Files, 1790–1950, Entry for Edward Merritt Pitcher |last=California State Library |author-link=California State Library |date=April 1, 1972 |website=[[Ancestry.com]] |publisher=Ancestry.com, LLC |location=Provo, UT |access-date=February 25, 2018 |ref={{sfnRef|"California Pioneer and Immigrant Files, 1790–1950"}}}}

==External links==
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*{{cite web |url=https://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_new_york/col2-content/main-content-list/title_pitcher_nathaniel.default.html |title=Biography, Governor Nathaniel Pitcher |date=2015 |website=NGA.org |publisher=National Governors Association |location=Washgington, DC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225064912/https://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_new_york/col2-content/main-content-list/title_pitcher_nathaniel.default.html |archive-date=February 25, 2018 |ref={{sfnRef|Biography, Governor Nathaniel Pitcher}}}}

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