Ebenezer J. Penniman
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Ebenezer Jenckes Penniman (January 11, 1804 – April 12, 1890) was a politician from the U.S. state
of Michigan
.
Penniman was born in Lansingburgh, New York
. He attended the common schools, apprenticed as a printer, and moved to New York City
in 1822. Later, he moved to Orwell, Vermont
, where he engaged in business as a dry-goods merchant. In 1840, Penniman moved to Plymouth, Michigan
and again engaged as a dry-goods merchant. He also served as supervisor of Plymouth Township
.
In 1850, Penniman defeated incumbent Democrat Alexander W. Buel
to be elected as a Whig from Michigan's 1st congressional district
to the Thirty-second Congress
, serving from March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1853. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1852. He was a member of the convention that met under the oaks at Jackson, Michigan
, July 6, 1854, at the organization of the Republican Party
in Michigan. He was a delegate to 1856 Republican National Convention
from Michigan.
He resumed mercantile pursuits until 1871 when he engaged in banking and served as president of the First National Bank of Plymouth. Penniman died in Plymouth and is interred in Riverside Cemetery there.
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
.
Penniman was born in Lansingburgh, New York
Lansingburgh, New York
Lansingburgh was the first chartered village in Rensselaer County, New York, USA and was settled around 1763. The name is from Abraham Lansing, an early settler, combined with the Scottish word burgh....
. He attended the common schools, apprenticed as a printer, and moved to New York City
New York City
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in 1822. Later, he moved to Orwell, Vermont
Orwell, Vermont
Orwell is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,185 at the 2000 census. Mount Independence was the largest fortification constructed by the American colonial forces...
, where he engaged in business as a dry-goods merchant. In 1840, Penniman moved to Plymouth, Michigan
Plymouth, Michigan
Plymouth is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,132 at the 2010 census. The City of Plymouth is an enclave completely surrounded by Plymouth Charter Township, Michigan.-Geography:...
and again engaged as a dry-goods merchant. He also served as supervisor of Plymouth Township
Plymouth Township, Michigan
The Charter Township of Plymouth is a charter township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 27,524 at the 2010 census...
.
In 1850, Penniman defeated incumbent Democrat Alexander W. Buel
Alexander W. Buel
Alexander Woodruff Buel was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Buel was born in Castleton, Vermont and exhibited precocious intellectual abilities...
to be elected as a Whig from Michigan's 1st congressional district
Michigan's 1st congressional district
Michigan's 1st congressional district is a United States Congressional district containing the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan as well as part of the Lower Peninsula. Currently the district is represented by Republican Dan Benishek.-Geography:...
to the Thirty-second Congress
33rd United States Congress
The Thirty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1855, during the first two years...
, serving from March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1853. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1852. He was a member of the convention that met under the oaks at Jackson, Michigan
Jackson, Michigan
Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...
, July 6, 1854, at the organization of the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
in Michigan. He was a delegate to 1856 Republican National Convention
1856 Republican National Convention
The 1856 Republican National Convention convened from June 17 to June 19, 1856 at the Musical Fund Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, and nominated General John C. Frémont of California and former Senator William Dayton of New Jersey for President and Vice President of the United...
from Michigan.
He resumed mercantile pursuits until 1871 when he engaged in banking and served as president of the First National Bank of Plymouth. Penniman died in Plymouth and is interred in Riverside Cemetery there.