George Cabot - Political career

Merchant and US senator, born in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. After early years at sea (1768–77), he made a substantial fortune as a shipping merchant and also worked with his family's cotton mills. As a staunch Federalist, he became a close associate of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, championing ratification of the Constitution in 1788. A prominent member of the Essex Junto, wealthy Federalists from Essex County, MA, he represented Massachusetts in the US Senate (1791–96), favouring co-operation with Britain, after which he returned to his business interests. During the War of 1812 he presided over the Hartford Convention (1814), convened to rally Federalist opposition to the war, but he served only as a moderating influence.

George Cabot (December 3, 1752–April 18, 1823), was an American merchant, seaman, and politician from Boston, Massachusetts.

Political career

Member, Massachusetts Provincial Congress in 1775 Delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1777 Delegate to the state convention that adopted the United States Constitution in 1787 Elected (as "Pro-Administration") to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1791 to June 9, 1796, when he resigned Appointed to but declined position of Secretary of the Navy in 1798

External Links

Encyclopaedia Britannica George Cabot

Preceded by: Tristram Dalton

U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Massachusetts 1791 - 1796 Served alongside: Caleb Strong

Succeeded by: Benjamin Goodhue