Preceded by Nathaniel Ruggles Succeeded by William Eustis Role U.S. representative | Name Edward Dowse Resigned May 26, 1820 | |
Died September 3, 1828, Dedham, Massachusetts, United States Party Democratic-Republican Party | ||
Political party Democratic-Republican | ||
Edward Dowse (October 22, 1756 – September 3, 1828) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Charlestown, Dowse moved to Dedham in March 1798. He purchased five acres of land around the Middle Post Road, today known as High Street. He lived in an already existing house at first, and then built a home on the land in 1804. His brother-in-law was Samuel Nicholson, the first captain of the USS Constitution.
After the Revolution, he became a shipmaster and engaged in the East Indian and China carrying trade. Dowse was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1819, until May 26, 1820, when he resigned. He died in Dedham on September 3, 1828, and was interred in the Old Cemetery.
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