Tristram Dalton

Tristram Dalton
Tristram Dalton
United States Senator
from Massachusetts
In office
March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1791
Preceded by None
Succeeded by George Cabot
Personal details
Born May 28, 1738(1738-05-28)
Newburyport, Massachusetts
Died May 30, 1817(1817-05-30) (aged 79)
Boston, Massachusetts
Political party Pro-Administration
Alma mater Harvard University
Profession Law

Tristram Dalton (May 28, 1738 – May 30, 1817) was an American politician who served as a Senator from Massachusetts.

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Early life

Dalton was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He attended Dummer Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard College in 1755. Afterwards, he studied law and was admitted to the bar, but did not practice, instead pursuing a career as a merchant. He later served as a delegate from Massachusetts to the convention of committees of New England provinces, which met in Providence, Rhode Island on December 25, 1776.

Career

Dalton served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1782 to 1785, and served as speaker in 1784.

He was elected to the Continental Congress in 1783 and 1784, but did not attend. He served as a Massachusetts state senator from 1785 to 1788, and was appointed to the United States Senate in 1788. He served from March 4, 1789 to March 4, 1791. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1790.

Later life

He served as surveyor of the port of Boston from November 1814 until his death on May 30, 1817. He is interred in the churchyard of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Newburyport.

References

United States Senate
Preceded by
Office Created
United States Senator (Class 1) from Massachusetts
March 4, 1789 - March 4, 1791
Served alongside: Caleb Strong
Succeeded by
George Cabot

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