Nathaniel Dressor
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Nathaniel S. Dressor (June 24, 1825 – January 18, 1915) was a Populist member of the Illinois Senate.[1]
Nathaniel S. Dressor was born near Temple, Maine on June 24, 1825, to Rufus and Taar Dressor.[2] Dressor moved to Bond County, Illinois in 1837.[3] He married Sarah Elizabeth McFarland of Reno, Illinois, with whom he would have five children, on April 3, 1848.[2][4] One of his daughters, Julia, was married to William Northcott a year prior to her death.[2][5] In 1882, he was the President of the First National Bank of Greenville.[6] Dressor was elected to the Illinois Senate. He represented Illinois's 38th district during the 40th and 41st general assemblies.[7] He died January 18, 1915.[2]
Dressor, Illinois, an unincorporated settlement in Fayette County, is named for Nathaniel Dressor, who was the original owner of the town site.[8]
