Tristram Dalton

Tristram Dalton
Dalton, between 1750 and 1758
United States Senator
from Massachusetts
In office
March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byGeorge Cabot
8th Commissioner of the Federal City
In office
March 10, 1801 – July 1, 1802
Preceded byWilliam Cranch
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born(1738-05-28)May 28, 1738
Newburyport, Massachusetts
DiedMay 30, 1817(1817-05-30) (aged 79)
Boston, Massachusetts
Political partyPro-Administration
Alma materHarvard College
ProfessionMerchant

Tristram Dalton (May 28, 1738 – May 30, 1817) was an American politician and merchant from Massachusetts. He served a single term as one of the first United States senators, from 1789 to 1791. He was for many years one of the leading citizens of Newburyport, Massachusetts, but lost most of his fortune due to ill-timed and mismanaged investments in the real estate of Washington, D.C.