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Nathaniel Alexander (March 5, 1756 – March 7, 1808) was an American physician and politician who served as the 13th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1805 to 1807. [ 1 ] Biography
Nathaniel Alexander may refer to: Nathaniel Alexander (governor) (1756–1808), governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina, 1805–1807; Nathaniel Alexander (bishop) (1760–1840), Anglican bishop in Ireland; Nathaniel Alexander (MP) (1815–1853), Irish politician; Nathaniel Alexander, inventor of the folding chair equipped with a book rest
Nathaniel Alexander (1760 – 21 October 1840), was an Anglican bishop in Ireland during the first half of the 19th century. [3] He was born in 1760 and educated at Harrow and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. [4] He was appointed [5] Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh [6] in 1802 [7] and translated to Killaloe in 1804.
On July 7, 1911, Nathaniel Alexander patented a folding chair [6] whose main innovation was including a book rest. [7] In 1947, Fredric Arnold created the first aluminum folding chair with fabric strapping for the seat and back. By 1957, the Fredric Arnold Company of Brooklyn, New York, was manufacturing more than 14,000 chairs per day.
On election day, 27 November 1806, incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Nathaniel Alexander was re-elected by the North Carolina General Assembly, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of governor. Alexander was sworn in for his second term on 1 December 1806.
Nathaniel Alexander Owings (February 5, 1903 – June 13, 1984) was an American architect, a founding partner of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, which became one of the largest architectural firms in the United States and the world.
Nathaniel Alexander (15 August 1815 – 5 January 1853) was an Irish politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for County Antrim at a by-election on 14 April 1841, replacing John Bruce Richard O'Neill who had succeeded as Viscount O'Neill .
SS Nathaniel Alexander: Nathaniel Alexander: 167 standard 2 August 1942: 4 October 1942: Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968 SS Nathaniel B. Palmer: Nathaniel B. Palmer: 1903 tanker 5 October 1943: 2 November 1943: To U.S. Navy as mobile base storage tanker Caribou (IX-114), sold private 1948, wrecked 1952, repaired, scrapped 1962 SS Nathaniel Bacon