George Cabot

George Cabot
United States Senator
from Massachusetts
In office
March 4, 1791 – June 9, 1796
Preceded by Tristram Dalton
Succeeded by Benjamin Goodhue
Personal details
Born December 3, 1752(1752-12-03)
Salem, Massachusetts
Died April 18, 1823(1823-04-18) (aged 70)
Boston, Massachusetts
Political party Pro-Administration
Alma mater Harvard University
Occupation Merchant

George Cabot (December 3, 1752 – April 18, 1823)[1] 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.

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Early life

Cabot was born in Salem, Massachusetts.[1] His father was Joseph Cabot, a ship merchant. He had three siblings: Joseph Cabot Jr. (b. 1746), Susanna Cabot (b. 1754), and Samuel Cabot (b. 1758).

Cabot attended Harvard College for two years before dropping out to go to sea.

Career

By the age of twenty-one, he was captain of his own ship.

Political

A member of the Pro-Administration Party and a Federalist, Cabot's political career began in 1775, when he became a member of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress. In 1777, he was a delegate to the state constitutional convention. In 1787, Cabot was a Delegate to the state convention that ratified the United States Constitution. He was elected (as "Pro-Administration") to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1791 to June 9, 1796. In 1798, Cabot was appointed but declined to be the first United States Secretary of the Navy. He also became a delegate to the Hartford Convention of 1814.

Personal life

He was the great-grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge (b. 1850) and great-great-great grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (b. 1902) and John Davis Lodge (b. 1903), all politicians.

Cabot died in Boston, Massachusetts in 1823, and was interred in the Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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United States Senate
Preceded by
Tristram Dalton
United States Senator (Class 1) from Massachusetts
1791 - 1796
Served alongside: Caleb Strong
Succeeded by
Benjamin Goodhue