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Born in Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Studied the law and then relocated to Buffalo, NY, in 1815. Attorney for the Niagara Bank. Elected to the 21st Congress (1829-1831) as a Jacksonian. Father of Harriet Foote Tracy, wife of Albert Haller Tracy who was a personal friend and political ally of William H. Seward.

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Born in Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Studied the law and then relocated to Buffalo, NY, in 1815. Attorney for the Niagara Bank. Elected to the 21st Congress (1829-1831) as a Jacksonian. Father of Harriet Foote Tracy, wife of Albert Haller Tracy who was a personal friend and political ally of William H. Seward.

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Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/N/NORTON,-Ebenezer-Foote-(N000146)/
Title of Webpage: 
U.S. House of Representatives - History, Art, & Archives
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Thursday, September 30, 2021 - 15:30
Website Last Modified Date: 
Thursday, September 30, 2021 - 15:30
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Biographical Directory of the American Congress. 1774-1927
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
United States Congress
Publisher Location: 
Washington, D.C.
Publisher Name: 
Government Printing Office
Year: 
1928
Start Page: 
1362
End Page: 
1362
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=Z8lAs_QeKkkC&lpg=PA1362&ots=CicF_4N8wJ&dq=ebenezer%20foote%20norton%201851&pg=PA1362#v=onepage&q=ebenezer%20foote%20norton%201851&f=false