Siddhesh Joshi (Editor)

Ebenezer Mack

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Name
  
Ebenezer Mack


Died
  
1849

Ebenezer Mack Ebenezer Mack at American Art Gallery

Books
  
The Life of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette ...: From Numerous and Authentic Sources

Similar People
  
Oscar Branch Colquitt, Andrew Jackson Hamilton, Elisha M Pease

Ebenezer Mack (May 9, 1791 Kinderhook Landing, Columbia County, New York – July 19, 1849 Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York) was an American printer, newspaper publisher and politician from New York.

Ebenezer Mack Portrait of a Gentleman ca 1790 watercolor on ivory Ebenezer Mack

Life

He was the son of Stephen Mack who died in 1814 as First Judge of the Broome County Court.

Ebenezer Mack was a printer, and co-published the Owego Gazette from 1815 to 1816, and the Ithaca American Journal from 1817 to 1823.

On February 9, 1820, he married Eleanor Dey (1800–1882), and they had several children. He was a trustee of the Village of Ithaca in 1823, and was a member of the New York State Assembly (Tompkins Co.) in 1830.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (6th D.) from 1834 to 1837, sitting in the 57th, 58th, 59th and 60th New York State Legislatures.

In 1841, he published The Life of Gilbert Motier de La Fayette (Mack, Andrus & Woodruff, Ithaca NY; 371 pages; on-line copy).

He died of consumption, and was buried at the City Cemetery in Ithaca NY.

Assemblyman Horace Mack was his brother.

References

Ebenezer Mack Wikipedia