Gilbert was born in Middletown, Connecticut on March 25, 1756; pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Yale College in 1778; At Yale, he was a member of the secret society, Brothers in Unity. He consequently studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hudson, N.Y.; member of the State assembly in 1789 and 1790; elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the Third Congress and reelected as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress (March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1797); resumed the practice of law; again a member of the State assembly in 1800 and 1801; clerk of Columbia County 1813–1815; died in Hudson, New York on July 17, 1841. He was also a slave owner.[2][3]
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ezekiel, gilbert, this, article, imported, from, biographical, directory, united, states, congress, please, help, improve, this, article, march, 1756, july, 1841, american, lawyer, politician, from, hudson, york, served, state, assembly, represented, york, uni. This article was imported from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Please help improve this article Ezekiel Gilbert March 25 1756 July 17 1841 was an American lawyer and politician from Hudson New York He served in the state Assembly and represented New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 until 1797 1 Gilbert was born in Middletown Connecticut on March 25 1756 pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1778 At Yale he was a member of the secret society Brothers in Unity He consequently studied law was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hudson N Y member of the State assembly in 1789 and 1790 elected as a Pro Administration candidate to the Third Congress and reelected as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress March 4 1793 March 3 1797 resumed the practice of law again a member of the State assembly in 1800 and 1801 clerk of Columbia County 1813 1815 died in Hudson New York on July 17 1841 He was also a slave owner 2 3 References edit Bioguide Search bioguide congress gov Retrieved 2022 01 29 Weil Julie Zauzmer Blanco Adrian Dominguez Leo More than 1 700 congressmen once enslaved Black people This is who they were and how they shaped the nation Washington Post Retrieved 2022 01 29 Congress slaveowners The Washington Post 2022 01 27 retrieved 2022 01 29External links editUnited States Congress Ezekiel Gilbert id G000173 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byJames Gordon Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 6th congressional district1793 1797 Succeeded byHezekiah L Hosmer nbsp This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ezekiel Gilbert amp oldid 1192698721, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
