TRISTRAM DALTON

As you know I am a history buff. I have always said you need to know about your past, to understand the present. Thus this will show you the way to the future. Tristram Dalton is not a relative, but is connected to my family. So below is his life bio and the importance he played in early American history.

Tristram Dalton
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Tristram Dalton

United States Senatorfrom Massachusetts
In officeMarch 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791
Preceded by
None
Succeeded by
George Cabot
Born
May 28, 1738Newburyport, Massachusetts
Died
May 30, 1817 (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.
Contents[hide]
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Later life
4 References
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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 3, 1791. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1790.

[edit] 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.

[edit] References
Tristram Dalton at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
United States Senate
Preceded by(none— First in line)
United States Senator (Class 1) from MassachusettsMarch 4, 1789 - March 3, 1791Served alongside: Caleb Strong
Succeeded byGeorge Cabot