Ezekiel Gilbert

Ezekiel Gilbert was an American lawyer and politician from Hudson, New York. He served in the state Assembly and represented New York in the United States [House of Representatives] from 1793 until 1797.
Gilbert was born in Middletown, Connecticut on March 25, 1756; pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Yale College in 1778; At Yale, he was a member of the secret society, Brothers in Unity. He consequently studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hudson, N.Y.; member of the State assembly in 1789 and 1790; elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the Third Congress and reelected as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress ; resumed the practice of law; again a member of the State assembly in 1800 and 1801; clerk of Columbia County 1813–1815; died in Hudson, New York on July 17, 1841. He was also a slave owner.