Ezra C. Gross

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Ezra Carter Gross (July 11, 1787 - April 9, 1829) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Hartford, Vermont, Gross pursued classical studies. He was graduated from the University of Vermont in 1806. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1810 and practiced in Elizabethtown, New York, and later in Keeseville, New York. He was admitted as a master in chancery in 1812. He served in the War of 1812 and took part in several engagements. Held a commission in the New York Militia 1814-1821. Surrogate of Essex County 1815-1819. Supervisor of Elizabethtown in 1818 and again in 1823 and 1824.

Gross was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819-March 3, 1821). He resumed the practice of law. He served as member of the New York State assembly in 1828 and 1829. He died in Albany, New York, April 9, 1829. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery, Keeseville, New York.

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• Ezra C. Gross at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress