Constantine C. Esty Explained

Constantine C. Esty
State1:Massachusetts
District1:7th
Term Start1:December 2, 1872
Term End1:March 3, 1873
Preceded1:George M. Brooks
Succeeded1:Ebenezer R. Hoar
Office2:Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Term2:1867
Office3:Member of the Massachusetts Senate
Term3:1857-1858
Birth Date:December 26, 1824
Birth Place:Framingham, Massachusetts
Death Place:Framingham, Massachusetts
Party:Republican
Spouse:Emily Susanna (March) Esty
Relations:Alexander Rice Esty, brother
Children:Mary LeBaron Esty, Frederick March Esty, Charles Canaris Esty, Catherine Monroe Esty, Alexander N. Esty
Alma Mater:Yale College
Profession:Attorney

Constantine Canaris Esty (December 26, 1824 – December 27, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in Framingham, Massachusetts to Dexter Esty, Esty attended the local academies of Framingham and Leicester. His brother was architect Alexander Rice Esty. Esty was a descendant of Mary Towne Esty who was executed during the Salem Witch Trials.

Esty was graduated from Yale College in 1845 where he was a member of Skull and Bones.[1] He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Framingham, Massachusetts, in 1847.He served in the State senate in 1857 and 1858.He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1867.He was appointed assessor of internal revenue by President Lincoln in 1862 and served until he was removed for political reasons by President Johnson in 1866.Reappointed by him in 1867.He resigned in 1872.

Esty was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George M. Brooks and served from December 2, 1872, to March 3, 1873.He was not a candidate for renomination in 1872.He continued the practice of his profession in Framingham, Massachusetts, until his death there December 27, 1912.He was interred in Edgell Grove Cemetery.

References

  1. Book: The twelfth general catalogue of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity . The fraternity . March 24, 2011 . 1917. Fraternity . Psi Upsilon .