Benjamin Ellicott | |
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 Ellicottc. 1822 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from New York's 21st district | |
| In office 1817–1819 Serving with John C. Spencer | |
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| Born | (1765-04-17)April 17, 1765 |
| Died | December 10, 1827(1827-12-10) (aged 62) |
| Resting place | Williamsville Cemetery |
Benjamin Ellicott (April 17, 1765 – December 10, 1827) was asurveyor, a countyjudge and a member of theUnited States House of Representatives from theState of New York.
Ellicott was born inBucks County, Pennsylvania, on April 17, 1765.
In 1789, at approximately 24 years old, he accompanied his brothersAndrew andJoseph Ellicott in 1789 to theBritish Province ofUpper Canada in a survey to determine the western boundary of theState of New York.[1]
During 1791, 1792 and 1793, he assisted his brothers in the survey and mapping of the futureCity of Washington and in the survey of the original boundaries of the 100 square miles (260 km2) District of Columbia, which were established in theBoundary Markers of the Original District of Columbia.[1][2]
During November–December 1792, he led a survey that helped settle a boundary dispute within the presentOntario County inWestern New York, which was resolved with the establishment of thePreemption Line.[3] From 1794–1797, he was employed as a surveyor anddraftsman for theHolland Land Company, assisting his brother Joseph in surveys of the company's lands in westernPennsylvania.[1][4] In 1798, he was in charge of the company's surveys inWestern New York.[1] In 1803, he became one of the first judges of theCourt of Common Pleas ofGenesee County, New York inBatavia.[1]
Ellicott was elected as aDemocratic-Republican representative from New York to theFifteenth Congress (March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819) for the 21st District.[1][5] He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1820 to theSeventeenth Congress and succeeded byNathaniel Allen.[1][5]
He then retired from active life, and in 1826 moved toWilliamsville, New York, where he died December 10, 1827.[1][5] He was interred at the graveyard in Williamsville (Williamsville Cemetery c. 1810).[5] He was re-interred atBatavia Cemetery inBatavia, New York, in 1849.[1][5]
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