Benjamin Ellicott

Benjamin Ellicott (born April 17, 1765 in Ellicotts Mills , Province of Maryland , † December 10, 1827 in Williamsville , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1817 and 1819 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Life

Benjamin Ellicott was born in Howard County about ten years before the Revolutionary War broke out . In 1789 he accompanied his brothers Andrew and Joseph on a survey trip to Upper Canada to determine the western border of New York. He worked as a surveyor and draftsman for Holland Land Co. in New York and Pennsylvania . In 1803 he was one of the first first judges on the Court of Common Pleas in Genesee County with official residence in Batavia .

As an opponent of an overly strong central government, he joined the Democratic-Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson at that time . In the 1816 congressional election for the 15th Congress , Ellicott was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 21st constituency of New York , where he succeeded Micah Brooks and Archibald S. Clarke on March 4, 1817 , who previously together represented the 21st district in the US House of Representatives. He suffered for his re-election bid in 1818 , a defeat and withdrew from the after March 3, 1819 Congress of.

Ellicott retired from active business life and settled in Williamsville, Erie County in 1826 , where he died on December 10, 1827. His body was buried in the local cemetery, but was reburied in the cemetery of the same name in Batavia in 1849.

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SURNAME	Ellicott, Benjamin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	April 17, 1765
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ellicotts Mills , Maryland
DATE OF DEATH	December 10, 1827
Place of death	Williamsville , New York