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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsEli Porter ASHMUN
(1770-1819)
Senate Years of Service:
1816-1818Party: FederalistASHMUN, Eli Porter,
(father of George Ashmun), a Senator from Massachusetts; born in a
small village north of Albany on the Hudson River, June 24, 1770;
attended the village school; member of the State house of
representatives 1803-1804; graduated from Middlebury College,
Middlebury, Vt., in 1807; studied law; admitted to the bar and
commenced practice in Blandford; moved to Northampton, Mass., in
1807 and continued the practice of law; member, State senate
1808-1810, 1813; member, Governor’s council 1816; elected to
the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Christopher Gore and served from June 12, 1816, to
May 10, 1818, when he resigned; died in Northampton, Mass., May 10,
1819; interment in Bridge Street Cemetery in Northhampton.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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