Edward Dowse

For the 17th-century English politician, see Edward Dowse (MP).

Dowse's leather fire bucket
Edward Dowse
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1819 – May 26, 1820
Preceded byNathaniel Ruggles
Succeeded byWilliam Eustis
Personal details
Born(1756-10-22)October 22, 1756
Charlestown, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedSeptember 3, 1828(1828-09-03) (aged 71)
Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican

Edward Dowse (October 22, 1756 – September 3, 1828) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Charlestown in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Dowse moved to Dedham in March 1798 to escape the yellow fever epidemic in Boston.[1][2] He purchased five acres of land on both sides of the Middle Post Road, today known as High Street.[1][2] He lived in an already existing house at first, and then built a home on the land in 1804.[a] His brother-in-law was Samuel Nicholson, the first captain of USS Constitution.[1]

During his 1817 tour of the country, President James Monroe visited Dedham and stayed in Dowse's home.[2]

After the Revolution, he became a shipmaster and engaged in the East Indian and China carrying trade. Dowse was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1819, until May 26, 1820, when he resigned. He also served as a representative to the Great and General Court in 1821.[3] He died in Dedham on September 3, 1828. He is interred in the Old Village Cemetery.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference register was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d Hanson 1976, p. 201.
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  4. ^ Smith 1936, p. 146.


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