Ebenezer Sage

Ebenezer Sage
Ebenezer Sage
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from New York's 1st district
	In office; March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1815
Preceded by	Samuel Riker
Succeeded by	George Townsend
Personal details
Born	August 16, 1755; Chatham, Connecticut
Died	January 20, 1834 (aged 78); Sag Harbor, New York
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse(s)	Ruth Smith
Children	Frances Mary Sage; John Smith Sage
Alma mater	Yale College

Ebenezer Sage (August 16, 1755 – January 20, 1834) was a United States Representative from New York.

Early life

Sage was born in that part of the Town of Chatham which was later separated as the Town of Portland, in Middlesex County, Connecticut.[1] He was a son of David Sage, the first representative from Chatham to the General Assembly, serving from 1768 to 1775.[2]

He received his early education from a private tutor and graduated from Yale College in 1778, the same class as Joel Barlow and Noah Webster.[2] He studied medicine, and commenced practice in Easthampton, Suffolk County, New York in 1784.[1]

Career

After practicing medicine in Easthampton for many years, he moved to Sag Harbor about 1801.[3]

Sage was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 11th, 12th and 13th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1809 to March 3, 1815. Credentials of his election to the 16th United States Congress were issued by the Secretary of State of New York but Sage did not claim or take the seat. James Guyon, Jr., successfully contested Sage's election and was seated on January 14, 1820.[1]

Later life

Sage resumed the practice of medicine at Sag Harbor and was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821.[4]

Personal life

Sage was married to Ruth Smith (1764–1831), a daughter of Ruth (née Howell) Smith and Dr. William "Bull" Smith of Southampton,[5] a descendant of settler Richard Smith.[2] Together, they were the parents of Frances Mary "Fanny" Sage (who married Dr. Lawton and settled in Mobile, Alabama)[2] and John Smith Sage (1781–1882), who also became a doctor.[5]

He died at Sag Harbor and was originally buried at the Old Burying Ground, but later re-interred in Oakland Cemetery.

References

"SAGE, Ebenezer (1755-1834)". bioguideretro.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
Mulford, Anna (1897). A Sketch of Dr. John Smith Sage, of Sag-Harbor, N.Y. J.H. Hunt. p. 35. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
Harmond, Richard. Ebenezer Sage of Sag Harbor: An Old Republican in Young America, 1812-1834. New-York Historical Society Quarterly 57 (October 1973): 309-25
Harmond, Richard J. A Reluctant War Hawk: Ebenezer Sage of Sag Harbor, Long Island, and the Coming of the War of 1812. Journal of Long Island History 14 (Fall 1977): 48-53.
Shillingburg, Patricia and Edward (2015). Nine Lives: A New Nation's Children. Shelter Island Heights, NY: Cedar Grove Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-329-64661-2. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

External links

United States Congress. "Ebenezer Sage (id: S000012)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Ebenezer Sage at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Samuel Riker	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district 1809–1815 John Lefferts 1813–15	Succeeded by Henry Crocheron, George Townsend

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[ESbioguide-1] "SAGE, Ebenezer (1755-1834)". bioguideretro.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[Mulford1897-2] Mulford, Anna (1897). A Sketch of Dr. John Smith Sage, of Sag-Harbor, N.Y. J.H. Hunt. p. 35. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[3] Harmond, Richard. Ebenezer Sage of Sag Harbor: An Old Republican in Young America, 1812-1834. New-York Historical Society Quarterly 57 (October 1973): 309-25

[4] Harmond, Richard J. A Reluctant War Hawk: Ebenezer Sage of Sag Harbor, Long Island, and the Coming of the War of 1812. Journal of Long Island History 14 (Fall 1977): 48-53.

[Shillingburg-5] Shillingburg, Patricia and Edward (2015). Nine Lives: A New Nation's Children. Shelter Island Heights, NY: Cedar Grove Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-329-64661-2. Retrieved 30 January 2020.