Jonathan P. Fay

Jonathan Fay was originally from Massachusetts; sources say he was from either Boston{{sfn|Detroit Free Press|1902}} or Sutton, Massachusetts.{{sfn|Smith|1836|p=180}} He was a physician and partner of Dr. Thomas B. Clark in Detroit.{{sfn|Palmer|1906|p=843}} Fay was an early pioneer and landowner of Huron Township, Michigan, although he never lived there himself.{{sfn|Burton|Stocking|Miller|1922|p=1578}}

He was a Democrat and was elected to the first session of the Michigan House of Representatives following adoption of the state constitution in 1835. He died while the Michigan Legislature was in session in Detroit, on March 12, 1836,{{sfn|Bingham|1888|pp=260–261}} aged 78.{{sfn|Smith|1836|p=180}} Both houses of the legislature adjourned to participate in his funeral.{{sfn|Journal of the House of Representatives|1836|p=215}} Fay was succeeded by Charles Moran for the extra session of the legislature that year.{{sfn|Michigan Manual|1907|pp=192–193}}

Fay was married to Charlotte Lewis, the sister of future Detroit mayor Alexander Lewis. Following Fay's death, she married Henry P. Bridge.{{sfn|Detroit Free Press|1902}}{{sfn|Palmer|1906|p=843}}

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Category:1836 deaths

Category:Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives

Category:Physicians from Michigan

Category:19th-century members of the Michigan Legislature

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