Ezekiel Gilbert

Ezekiel Gilbert (March 25, 1756 – July 17, 1841) was an American lawyer and politician from Hudson, New York. He served in the state Assembly and represented New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 until 1797.[1]

Gilbert was born in Middletown, Connecticut on March 25, 1756; pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Yale College in 1778; At Yale, he was a member of the secret society, Brothers in Unity. He consequently studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hudson, N.Y.; member of the State assembly in 1789 and 1790; elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the Third Congress and reelected as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress (March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1797); resumed the practice of law; again a member of the State assembly in 1800 and 1801; clerk of Columbia County 1813–1815; died in Hudson, New York on July 17, 1841. He was also a slave owner.[2][3]

References
  1. "Bioguide Search". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  2. Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo. "More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  3. "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-27, retrieved 2022-01-29
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