Ebenezer SEAVER, Congress, MA (1763-1844)

1763-1844

SEAVER, Ebenezer, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Roxbury, Mass., July 5, 1763; was graduated from Harvard University in 1784; engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State house of representatives 1794-1802; elected as a Republican to the Eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1803-March 3, 1813); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1812 to the Thirteenth Congress; member of the State constitutional convention in 1820; again a member of the State house of representatives in 1822, 1823, and 1826; died in Roxbury, Mass., March 1, 1844.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present