Ebenezer Seaver
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813
Preceded byPeleg Wadsworth
Succeeded byNathaniel 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, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedMarch 1, 1844(1844-03-01) (aged 80)
Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationFarming

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

Born in Roxbury in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, 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 one of six Democratic-Republican representatives to oppose the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[1] Seaver 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.

  1. ↑ "TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT FOR APPROVAL … -- House Vote #24 -- Dec 8, 1803". GovTrack.us. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

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