EDWARD DOWSE

Dowse, Edward (1756-1828), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Mass., October 22, 1756; moved to Dedham, Mass.; after the Revolution was a shipmaster and engaged in the East Indian and China carrying trade; elected as a Republican to the Sixteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1819, until May 26, 1820, when he resigned; died in Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass., September 3, 1828; interment in the Old Cemetery.
Spouse: Sarah Phillips
Born: 29 Nov 1756 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 3 Jul 1839 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Marriage Date: 24 Feb 1790
City: Boston
County: Suffolk

Sources:
Vital Records
Family Collections LDS
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell