L'Hommedieu, Ezra, 1734-1811

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<p>Ezra L'Hommedieu (August 30, 1734 – September 27, 1811) was an American lawyer and statesman from Southold, New York in Suffolk County, Long Island. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress (1779 to 1783) and again in 1788. His national offices overlapped with those he served in the state: in the State Assembly (1777-1783) and in the state senate (1784-1792) and (1794-1809); he was a member of the state constitutional convention in 1801. He also served in local offices, as clerk of Suffolk County from January 1784 to March 1810 and from March 1811 until his death that year. He was a regent of the University of the State of New York.</p>

<p>Representing the New York City Chamber of Commerce to gain federal support, L'Hommedieu chose the site for the Montauk Point Lighthouse and designed it in 1796; it was the first to be built in the state. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2012.</p>

<p>Ezra L'Hommedieu was born in Southold, Long Island to Benjamin and Martha (née Bourn) L'Hommedieu; they were of Dutch, English and French Huguenot ancestry. He was a great-grandson of, among others, English immigrants Nathaniel and Grizzell (née Brinley) Sylvester, who had owned all of Shelter Island (8,000 acres) in the 17th century.</p>

L'HOMMEDIEU, Ezra, a Delegate from New York; born in Southold, Long Island, N.Y., August 30, 1734; was graduated from Yale College in 1754; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced in Southold, N.Y.; delegate to the Provincial Congress 1775-1777; member of the state assembly 1777-1783; Member of the Continental Congress 1779-1783 and 1788; served in the state senate 1784-1792 and 1794-1809; member of the state constitutional convention in 1801; clerk of Suffolk County from January 1784 to March 1810 and from March 1811 until his death; regent of the University of the State of New York 1787-1811; was a Federalist; died in Southold, N.Y., September 27, 1811; interment in the Presbyterian Cemetery.