Joseph F. Wingate

Joseph F. Wingate
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831
Preceded by	Ebenezer Herrick
Succeeded by	Edward Kavanagh
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1818–1819
Personal details
Born	Joseph Ferdinand Wingate (1786-06-29)June 29, 1786 Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	Windsor, Maine, U.S.
Resting place	Rest Haven Cemetery
Political party	Anti-Jacksonian
Other political affiliations	Adams
Spouse	Margaret Gay Tingey ​ (m. 1808)​
Children	1
Parent(s)	Joshua Wingate Hannah Carr Wingate

Joseph Ferdinand Wingate (June 29, 1786 – unknown), son of Joshua and Hannah Carr Wingate, was a U.S. Representative from Maine.

Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, Wingate received a limited schooling. He engaged in the mercantile business in Bath, Maine, until 1820, part of Massachusetts, District of Maine. He married Margaret Gay Tingey, daughter of Commodore Thomas Tingey, USN, in 1808. He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1818 and 1819. He served as collector of customs at the port of Bath from 1820 to 1824.

Wingate was elected to the Twentieth and Twenty-first Congresses (March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831). Wingate's uncle, Paine Wingate, was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and Justice of the Supreme Court, all of New Hampshire. Joseph Wingate moved eventually to Windsor, Maine. His daughter, Sydney Ellen Wingate, married George P. Sewall.

References

• United States Congress. "Joseph F. Wingate (id: W000632)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.