Ebenezer Seaver

Ebenezer Seaver
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1803  March 3, 1813
Preceded by Peleg Wadsworth
Succeeded by Nathaniel Ruggles
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1794–1802
1822–1823
1826
Personal details
Born (1763-07-05)July 5, 1763
Roxbury, Massachusetts
Died March 1, 1844(1844-03-01) (aged 80)
Roxbury, Massachusetts
Political party Democratic-Republican
Alma mater Harvard University
Occupation Farming

Ebenezer Seaver (July 5, 1763 – March 1, 1844) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Seaver graduated from Harvard University in 1784. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1794-1802.

Seaver was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1812 to the Thirteenth Congress. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1820. He was again a member of the State house of representatives in 1822, 1823, and 1826. He died in Roxbury, Massachusetts, March 1, 1844.

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    United States House of Representatives
    Preceded by
    Peleg Wadsworth
    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from Massachusetts's 13th congressional district

    March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1813
    Succeeded by
    Nathaniel Ruggles
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