Ebenezer Mattoon
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Ebenezer Mattoon was a United States Representative from Massachusetts
. He was born in North Amherst
on August 19, 1755. He attended the common schools and received private instruction. He graduated from Dartmouth College
in 1776. Mattoon served in the Revolutionary Army. He taught school and also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
, was a justice of the peace 1782-1796, and served in the Massachusetts State Senate. He served from the rank of captain to that of major general of the Fourth Division, State militia. He was appointed Sheriff
of Hampshire County and served twenty years. Mattoon was elected as a Federalist
to the Sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Samuel Lyman
. He was reelected to the Seventh Congress and served from February 2, 1801 – March 3, 1803.
He again served as a State Representative in 1812. He also served as adjutant general of the State militia 1816-1818, became totally blind in 1818 and retired from active public life. He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1820. Mattoon died in Amherst on September 11, 1843. His interment was in West Cemetery.
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. He was born in North Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,819, making it the largest community in Hampshire County . The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts...
on August 19, 1755. He attended the common schools and received private instruction. He graduated from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in 1776. Mattoon served in the Revolutionary Army. He taught school and also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
, was a justice of the peace 1782-1796, and served in the Massachusetts State Senate. He served from the rank of captain to that of major general of the Fourth Division, State militia. He was appointed Sheriff
Sheriff
A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
of Hampshire County and served twenty years. Mattoon was elected as a Federalist
Federalist Party (United States)
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...
to the Sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Samuel Lyman
Samuel Lyman
Samuel Lyman was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Goshen, Connecticut on January 25, 1749. He attended Goshen Academy and graduated from Yale College in 1770...
. He was reelected to the Seventh Congress and served from February 2, 1801 – March 3, 1803.
He again served as a State Representative in 1812. He also served as adjutant general of the State militia 1816-1818, became totally blind in 1818 and retired from active public life. He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1820. Mattoon died in Amherst on September 11, 1843. His interment was in West Cemetery.