Ebenezer Foote Norton

Given Name
Ebenezer Foote
Surname
Norton
Birth Date
November 7, 1774
Death Date
May 11, 1851
Biographical Information

Born in Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Studied the law and then relocated to Buffalo, NY, in 1815. Attorney for the Niagara Bank. Elected to the 21st Congress (1829-1831) as a Jacksonian. Father of Harriet Foote Tracy, wife of Albert Haller Tracy who was a personal friend and political ally of William H. Seward.

Citation(s) for Birth Information:
Website. Last modified September 30, 2021. Accessed on September 30, 2021.
Citation(s) for Death Information:
United States Congress. Biographical Directory of the American Congress. 1774-1927. Government Printing Office: Washington, D.C., 1928.
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