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Ebenezer Sage (born August 16, 1755 in Chatham (now Portland ), Colony of Connecticut , † January 20, 1834 in Sag Harbor , New York ) was an American doctor and politician . Between 1809 and 1815 and between 1819 and 1820 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Ebenezer Sage grew up during the British colonial era. Initially taught by a tutor , he graduated from Yale College in 1778 . Sage studied medicine and opened his first practice in East Hampton in 1784 . After moving to Sag Harbor in 1801, a second followed. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson . In the 1808 congressional elections , Sage was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of New York , where he succeeded Samuel Riker on March 4, 1809 . After two successful re-elections to the US House of Representatives, he decided not to run again and resigned from Congress on March 3, 1815 . During his time in the US House of Representatives, he kept busy correspondence with a number of friends and acquaintances. Many of his illustrative letters survive to this day and serve as a contemporary source for events in Washington DC and Long Island during the 1812 War . After the end of his tenure he resumed his work as a doctor. In the congressional election of 1818 Sage was re-elected to the US House of Representatives in the first constituency of New York, where he succeeded George Townsend on March 4, 1819 . However, his election was successfully challenged by James Guyon junior on January 14, 1820 on the basis of an incorrect registration for election. He then resumed his work as a doctor. His last political appearance took place the following year as a delegate to the New York Constituent Assembly . Sage died on January 20, 1834 in Sag Harbor and was then buried in the Old Burying Ground . His body was later reburied in Oakland Cemetery .

Web links

  • Ebenezer Sage in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Say, Ebenezer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American doctor and politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 16, 1755
PLACE OF BIRTH Chatham (now Portland ), Colony of Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH January 20, 1834
Place of death Sag Harbor , New York