Eleazer Wheelock Ripley | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1835 – March 2, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | Philemon Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Withers Chinn |
| Member of the Louisiana Senate | |
| In office 1832 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1812 | |
| Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1811–1812 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Story |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Bigelow |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1810–1812 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 15, 1782 Hanover, New Hampshire |
| Died | March 2, 1839 (aged 56) West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Locust Grove Cemetery St. Francisville, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Awards | Congressional Gold Medal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1812–1820 |
| Rank | Brigadier General Brevet Major General |
| Battles/wars | |
Eleazer Wheelock Ripley (April 15, 1782 – March 2, 1839) was an American soldier and politician. He fought in the War of 1812, eventually rising to the rank of brigadier general, and later served as a U.S. Representative from Louisiana, from 1835 until 1839.[1] He was also a slave owner.[2][3]
- ^ "Bioguide Search". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo. "More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-27, retrieved 2022-01-29