{{Short description|American politician (1763–1844)}} {{One source|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} <!-- This article was automatically created by [[User:polbot]] from http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000215. The prose may be stilted, and there may be grammatical and Wikification errors. Please improve in any way you see fit. --> {{Infobox officeholder | name = Ebenezer Seaver | image = Ebenezer Seaver.png | state1 = [[Massachusetts]] | district1 = {{ushr|MA|13|13th}} | term_start1 = March 4, 1803 | term_end1 = March 3, 1813 | preceded1 = [[Peleg Wadsworth]] | succeeded1 = [[Nathaniel Ruggles]] | office2 = Member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] | term2 = 1794–1802<br>1822–1823<br>1826 | birth_date = {{birth date|1763|7|5}} | birth_place = [[Roxbury, Massachusetts|Roxbury]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]], [[British America]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1844|3|1|1763|7|5}} | death_place = [[Roxbury, Massachusetts|Roxbury]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S. | party = [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] | spouse = | relations = | children = | alma_mater = [[Harvard University]] | occupation = Farming | profession = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Ebenezer Seaver''' (July 5, 1763 – March 1, 1844) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] from [[Massachusetts]].

Born in [[Roxbury, Massachusetts|Roxbury]] in the [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]], Seaver graduated from [[Harvard University]] in 1784. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1794–1802.

Seaver was elected as a [[Democratic-Republican]] to the Eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813). He was one of six Democratic-Republican representatives to oppose the [[Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT FOR APPROVAL … -- House Vote #24 -- Dec 8, 1803 |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/8-1/h24 |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=GovTrack.us |language=en}}</ref> Seaver was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1812 to the [[13th United States Congress|Thirteenth]] Congress. He served as member of the [[Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1820–1821]]. He was again a member of the State house of representatives in 1822, 1823, and 1826. He died in [[Roxbury, Massachusetts]], March 1, 1844. <references/>

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