In 1850 , Penniman defeated incumbent Democrat Alexander W. Buel to be elected as a Whig from Michigan 's 1st congressional district to the Thirty-second Congress , serving from March 4 , 1851 to March 3 , 1853 . He was the first Plymouth citizen elected to the United States Congress . He was not a candidate for renomination in 1852 . He was a member of the convention that met under the oaks at Jackson , Michigan , July 6 , 1854 , at the organization of the Republican Party in Michigan . He was a delegate to 1856 Republican National Convention from Michigan
1856 Republican National Convention
1856 Republican National Convention
Ebenezer J. Penniman