Jonas Platt

Jonas Platt (June 30, 1769 – February 22, 1834) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives.

Early life Platt was born on June 30, 1769, in Poughkeepsie, Province of New York, in what was then British America. He was the son of patriot politician and lawyer Zephaniah Platt (1735–1807), who founded Plattsburgh, New York, and his second wife, Mary Van Wyck Platt (1742–1809). Among his siblings was New York State Treasurer Charles Z. Platt. and was admitted to the bar in 1790.

In 1810, he was an unsuccessful candidate for governor, and in 1813, served as a member of the Council of Appointment. Together, Jonas and Helena were the parents of eight children, including: After his death, she married Dr. Henry W. Bell.

Platt died on February 22, 1834, in Peru, Clinton County, New York and was buried at the Riverside Cemetery in Plattsburgh.