Background
Norton, Ebenezer Foote was born on November 7, 1774 in Goshen, Connecticut, United States.
United States representative politician
Norton, Ebenezer Foote was born on November 7, 1774 in Goshen, Connecticut, United States.
Born in Goshen, Connecticut, Norton completed preparatory studies. He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and practiced. He moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1815. Attorney for the Niagara Bank.
He was one of the founders of the original Buffalo Harbor Company in 1819.
Norton was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1830 to the Twenty-second Congress.
He resumed his law practice. He died in Buffalo, New York, May 11, 1851.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Erie Company) in 1823.