McComb, Eleazer, 1740-1798

Eleazer McComb (August 11, 1740 – December 1798) was an American merchant from Dover, Delaware.

Born in Cumberland in the Province of Maryland, McComb maintained business interests in Kent County, Maryland and Dover, Delaware, including farms, shipping, and warehouses. In 1774, he was appointed to the Committee of Correspondence for Kent County, Maryland formed to maintain contact with other committees throughout the colonies as they contemplated independence from England. McComb served in the Revolutionary War as a Captain in the Delaware Militia and was appointed to the Delaware Governor's Council in 1779. During the Revolution he played a key role in supplying the Continental Army, implementing a relay system of ships to quickly supply flour and other food items.

A member of the Continental Congress from March 1783 until January 1784 from Delaware, McComb later served on the state commission that planned the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, and one that settled Delaware's Revolutionary War accounts with the US government. From 1787 to 1793, McComb was Delaware's Auditor of Accounts. In 1792 he relocated to Wilmington, and in 1795 he was appointed a Director of the Bank of Delaware. McComb died in Wilmington from yellow fever.

McComb is interred at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware.