Jonathan Kearsley

Infobox Mayor
name = Jonathan Kearsley


caption =
order = 5^th Mayor of Detroit
term_start = 1829
term_end = 1829
predecessor = John Biddle
successor = John R. Williams
order2 = 3^rd Mayor of Detroit
term_start2 = 1826
term_end2 = 1826
predecessor2 = Henry Jackson Hunt
successor2 = John Biddle
birth_date = 1789
birth_place = Virginia
death_date = 1859
death_place = Detroit, Michigan
constituency =
party =
alma_mater = Washington College
spouse =
profession =
religion =


footnotes =

Jonathan Kearsley (1789, Virginia–1859, Detroit) was an American military officer and politician. He fought in the War of 1812 and was a two-time mayor of Detroit.

Biography

Jonathan Kearsley was born in Virginia in 1789 and graduated from Washington College in 1811. He joined the Army the following year as a First Lieutenant in the Second Artillery Corps, eventually reaching the rank of Major. He fought in several battles during the War of 1812, including the Battle of Stoney Creek, Battle of Crysler's Farm, and the Battle of Chippawa (following the Capture of Fort Erie). In the latter battle, he was wounded, and one of his legs was amputated. The operation was performed incorrectly and he suffered pain for the rest of his life from it.

He held the office of Collector of Revenue Taxes in Virginia from 1817 until 1819, when he moved to Detroit and was appointed Receiver of Public Monies, a title which he held for thirty years. He lived on the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Randolph Street in Detroit.

He served as mayor of Detroit two separate times, in 1826 and 1829. He also served on the Board of Trustees of the University of Michigan from 1827 to 1837, and again on its re-organized Board of Regents from 1838 until 1852.harvnb|Barnard|1878|p=88]

He died in 1859 and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery.harvnb|Franck|1996|p=156]

Notes

References

* Citation
last = Barnard
first = F. A.
year = 1878
title = American Biographical History of Eminent and Self-made Men: Michigan Volume
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=U-IBAAAAMAAJ
publisher = Western Biographical
publication-place = Cincinnati
oclc = 2988468
* Citation
editor-last = Carlisle
editor-first = Fred
year = 1890
title = Chronography of Notable Events in the History of the Northwest Territory and Wayne County
publisher = O.S. Gulley, Bornman
publication-place = Detroit
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=bR4yB_oZTSYC
oclc = 13694600
* Citation
last = Franck
first = Michael S.
title = Elmwood Endures: History of a Detroit Cemetery
year = 1996
publisher = Wayne State University
publication-place = Detroit
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=Q0KBYj8v_ZMC
isbn = 0814325912