Ezra L'Hommedieu

Ezra L'Hommedieu (born August 30, 1734 in Southold , Long Island , Province of New York , †  September 27, 1811 ibid) was an American politician . In the years 1779 to 1783 and again in 1788 he was a delegate for New York in the Continental Congress .

Career

In 1754, Ezra L'Hommedieu graduated from Yale College . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Southold in this profession. In the 1770s he joined the revolutionary movement. Between 1775 and 1777 he was a delegate to the Provincial Congress of his homeland and from 1777 to 1783 he was a member of the New York State Assembly . From 1779 to 1783 and again in 1788 he represented his state in the Continental Congress. From 1784 to 1792 and from 1794 to 1809 he sat in the New York Senate . In 1801 he was also a delegate to a constitutional convention of his state. Between 1784 and 1810 he was also employed in the administration of Suffolk County as a clerk . Since 1811 he was a regent on the board of directors of the State University of New York . Politically, he had joined the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton in the late 1790s . Ezra L'Hommedieu died on September 27, 1811 in his hometown of Southold.

Web links

• Ezra L'Hommedieu in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Ezra L'Hommedieu in the database of Find a Grave (English)