Ebenezer F. Norton

Ebenezer Foote Norton ( born November 7, 1774 Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut, † May 11 1851 in Buffalo, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1829 and 1831 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Ebenezer Norton attended preparatory schools. After a subsequent study of law and qualifying as a lawyer, he began to work in this profession. In 1815 he moved to Buffalo, where he was a legal representative of the Niagara bench. In addition, he held in his new home some local offices. In 1819 he was among the founders of the company Buffalo Harbor Co. In the 1820s he joined the movement to the future President Andrew Jackson at ( Jacksonians ).

In the congressional elections of 1828 Norton was in the 30th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Daniel G. Garnsey on March 4, 1829. Since he has not been confirmed in 1830, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1831. Since the inauguration of President Jackson in 1829, was discussed inside and outside of Congress vehemently about its policy. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act, the conflict with the State of South Carolina, which culminated in the Nullifikationskrise, and banking policy of the President.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Ebenezer Norton again practiced as a lawyer. He died on 11 May 1851 in Buffalo.