Nathanael G. Pendleton

For the character actor, see Nat Pendleton.

Nathanael Greene Pendleton (August 25, 1793 – June 16, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, and the father of George Hunt Pendleton.

Nathanael G. Pendleton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st district
In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	Alexander Duncan
Succeeded by	Alexander Duncan
Member of the Ohio Senate from Hamilton County
In office December 5, 1825 – December 2, 1827
Preceded by	Clayton Webb Nathan Guilford
Succeeded by	Stephen Wood Andrew Mack
Personal details
Born	Nathanael Greene Pendleton (1793-08-25)August 25, 1793 Savannah, Georgia
Died	June 16, 1861(1861-06-16) (aged 67) Cincinnati, Ohio
Resting place	Spring Grove Cemetery
Political party	Whig
Alma mater	Columbia College

Born in Savannah, Georgia, August 25, 1793, he moved to New York City with his parents (Nathaniel Pendleton and Susan Bard Pendleton). Pendleton was graduated from Columbia College at New York City in 1813. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He served in the War of 1812. He moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1818 and practiced law. He served as a member of the State senate 1825–1827.

Pendleton was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843). He did not seek renomination in 1842. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 16, 1861. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery.

His great-granddaughter Nathalie Schenck Laimbeer was a pioneering woman banker in New York in the 1910s and 1920s.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Nathanael G. Pendleton (id: P000208)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• A Guide to the Pendleton Family Papers, 1775-1881

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress