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

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. Born in

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in the

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, Seaver graduated from

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in 1784. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1794–1802. Seaver was elected as a

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to the Eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1812 to the

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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

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, March 1, 1844.

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