Tristram Dalton
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Tristram Dalton 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 lead
Portrait by Joseph Blackburn, 1750–1758
George Cabot
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George Cabot 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. Dur
Tristram Dalton
…4, 1789, to March 3, 1791. In the 1791 election (US Senators were then chosen by vote of the state legislature), Dalton ran a distant fourth against George Cabot, the eventual victor, and others. In 1801 he was appointed by President Thomas Jefferson as the last commissioner of the Federal City, which by then…
Posthumous depiction c. 1856
Cabot's early acquaintance and friendship with future Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton shaped his political career.
The XYZ Affair marked the peak of support for war with France, which Cabot actively promoted.