a mutiny of the New Jersey line in 1781, and was promoted to brigadier general in the Continental Army in 1783, and later to major general of militia. He had a prominent role in the battles of Springfield, Monmouth, Brandywine and Yorktown, and had horses shot under him at Germantown (outside Philadelphia), at Springfield, and at Crosswick's Bridge. Dayton helped establish The Society of the Cincinnati in the state of New Jersey as an original member, and served as the President of the New Jersey Society from its foundation until his death. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1791–1792 and 1794–1796, and was mayor of Elizabethtown from 1796-1805. Death and legacy He died at age 70 and was interred at the First Presbyterian Churchyard in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The city of Dayton, Ohio would be named after his son Jonathan Dayton. Notes Retrieved on 2009-5-18 Mahoney, Henry Thayer and Marjorie Locke Mahoney. Gallantry in Action: A Biographic Dictionary of Espionage in the American Revolutionary War. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, Inc., 1999. . References External links The Society of the Cincinnati The American Revolution Institute 1737 births 1807 deaths American militia generals Continental Army generals Continental Army officers from New Jersey Mayors of Elizabeth, New Jersey Members of the New Jersey General Assembly People of colonial New Jersey Burials in New Jersey American spies during the American Revolution People of New Jersey in the French and Indian War Colonial people of Pontiac's War People from Elizabeth, New Jersey