L'Hommedieu, Ezra, 1734-1811

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Ezra L'Hommedieu (August 30, 1734 – September 27, 1811) was an American lawyer and statesman. He notably served as a delegate to the Continental Congress.

Born in Southold, Long Island, L'Hommedieu was privately educated before going to Yale College, where he graduated in 1754. He read law and established a law practice in Southold and New York City. As a lawyer, L'Hommedieu came to consider British tax legislation oppressive and even "illegal." He became caught up in revolutionary fervor, moving from Long Island to Connecticut after occupation of the former in 1776 by the British, and aiding other refugees get to the northern shore. He became active in provincial and state politics, serving in the State Assembly from 1777 to 1783 and in the State Senate from 1784 to 1792 and again from 1794 to 1809. 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 appointed by the State Assembly as a delegate to the Continental Congress, serving from 1779 to 1783 and in 1788. He continued to be politically active and in 1801 was a delegate to the state constitutional convention.

L'Hommedieu also developed methods of scientific farming, including the use of seashells to fertilize soils. He corresponded on farming with Thomas Jefferson, particularly about crop pests. L'Hommedieu was active in the community and served in other public positions. He served as Regent of the University of the State of New York, the founding of which he had supported. He died in Southold and was buried at the Old Southold Burying Ground there.

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creatorOf New York (State). Treaty between the Onondaga Tribe and the State of New York, 1788 Sept. 12. Cornell University Library
creatorOf L'Hommedieu, Ezra. Autograph letter signed : Southold to Jedediah Elderkin, 1774 June 15. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Survey map of Platt's Great Location, Clinton County, New York. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Legal documents and letters relating to the Brotherton Indians, 1795-1843. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Clinton, George, 1739-1812. DS, 1782 October 25, Poughkeepsie, New York. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Republican Party (N.Y.). Broadside, 1805 April 25. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Survey map of Fonda's Patent, Oneida County, New York. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Legal documents and letters relating to the Brotherton Indians, 1795-1843. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Sylvester Manor Archive, 1649-1996 Fales Library & Special Collections
referencedIn Albany Institute Of History And Art, Library. [Contact repository for more information].
referencedIn DeWitt, Moses. Survey map of Ezra L'Hommedieu's land at the south end of Seneca Lake, Schuyler County, New York, 1789. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Sylvester Manor Archive, 1649-1996 Fales Library & Special Collections
referencedIn Tayler, John. Papers, 1775-1829. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Miscellaneous papers, 1736-1979. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
referencedIn Thorpe, Francis Newton, 1857-1926. Copybook of the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York, 1801. University of Pittsburgh
referencedIn Papers, 1799-1914. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Papers, 1736-1888. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIa, 1743-1806 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Survey map of Sadaqueda Patent, Montgomery and Oneida Counties, New York, 1784. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Land patent collection, 1790-1864. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn University of the State of New York. Board of Regents. Minutes, 1795 Jan.-1796 Mar. Churchill County Museum
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associatedWith Floyd, William, 1734-1821 person
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associatedWith Horsford, Cornelia Conway Fenton, 1861-1944 person
associatedWith Horsford, Eben Norton, 1818-1893 person
associatedWith Horsford, Jerediah, 1791-1875 person
associatedWith Horsford, Mary Catherine, (Kate), 1850-1927 person
associatedWith Horsford, Mary Katherine, (Kate), 1850-1927 person
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spouseOf L'Hommedieu, Mary Catherine Havens, 1765-1843 person
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Southold NY US
New Haven CT US
Southold NY US
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Birth 1734-08-30

Death 1811-09-27

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