George Cabot
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| In office March 4, 1791 – June 9, 1796 |
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| Preceded by | Tristram Dalton |
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| Succeeded by | Benjamin Goodhue |
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| Born | December 3, 1752 Salem, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 18, 1823 (aged 70) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Pro-Administration |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Merchant |
George Cabot (December 3, 1752–April 18, 1823), was an American merchant, seaman, and politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He represented Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate and as the Presiding Officer of the Hartford Convention.
Cabot was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and attended Harvard College for two years before dropping out to go to sea. By the age of twenty-one he was captain of his own ship.
A member of the Pro-Administration Party and a Federalist, Cabot's political career began in 1775 and lasted until he became a delegate to the Hartford Convention of 1814. He died in Boston, Massachusetts in 1823 and was interred in the Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
He was a direct ancestor of Henry Cabot Lodge.
[edit] Political career
- Member, Massachusetts Provincial Congress in 1775
- Delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1777
- Delegate to the state convention that adopted the United States Constitution in 1787
- Elected (as "Pro-Administration") to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1791 to June 9, 1796, when he resigned
- Appointed to but declined to be the first United States Secretary of the Navy in 1798
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| Preceded by Tristram Dalton |
United States Senator (Class 1) from Massachusetts 1791 - 1796 Served alongside: Caleb Strong |
Succeeded by Benjamin Goodhue |
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