Tristram Dalton
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| Tristram Dalton | |
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Senior Senator, Massachusetts
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| In office March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791 |
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| Preceded by | None |
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| Succeeded by | George Cabot |
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| Born | May 28, 1738 Newburyport, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 30, 1817 |
| Political party | Pro-Administration |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Tristram Dalton (May 28, 1738-May 30, 1817) was an American politician who served as a Senator from Massachusetts.
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, he engaged in mercantile pursuits. 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. 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. 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.
| Preceded by (none— First in line) |
United States Senator (Class 1) from Massachusetts March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1791 Served alongside: Caleb Strong |
Succeeded by George Cabot |
