George Cabot

George Cabot
A posthumous engraving of Cabot c. 1856
United States Senator
from Massachusetts
In office
March 4, 1791 – June 9, 1796
Preceded byTristram Dalton
Succeeded byBenjamin Goodhue
Member of the
Massachusetts Governor's Council
In office
1808–1809
GovernorJames Sullivan
Levi Lincoln (acting)
Personal details
Born(1751-12-16)December 16, 1751[1]
or (1752-12-03)December 3, 1752
Salem, Massachusetts
DiedApril 18, 1823(1823-04-18) (aged 70)
Boston, Massachusetts
Political partyFederalist
Children4
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationMerchant, seaman, politician

George Cabot (1751 or 1752 – April 18, 1823)[2] was an American merchant, seaman, and politician from Massachusetts. He represented Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate and was the presiding officer of the infamous Hartford Convention.

During and after his term in the Senate, Cabot was a major figure in the Hamiltonian faction of the Federalist Party and was a vocal supporter of war with Revolutionary France.

  1. ^ Lodge 1877, p. 8.
  2. ^ "CABOT, George, (1752 - 1823)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 28, 2011.