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RICH, CHARLES; Congressman 1817- 25; born Warwick, Mass., Sept. 13, 1771. coming to Shoreham with his father in 1787, making the distance on foot. At- tended school for fifteen months, his aid being required by his father in clearing land and erecting mills. In 1791 mar- ried a daughter of Nicholas Wells; com- menced life on land given him by Mrs. Rich's father, becoming a wealthy man. A Democrat; represented Shoreham in the Legislature in 1800, and re-elected eleven times; elected to Congress 1812. and re-elected except for the term of 1815-17, till 1825.
CHIPMAN, DANIEL; Congressman 1815-17 ; brother of Nathaniel, the young- est of seven sons, born Salisbury, Conn., Oct. 22, 1763; fitted for college at Tin- mouth, graduated at Dartmouth 1788; LL. D. from Middlebury 1849; studied law with his brother, opened an office in Poultney 1790, but moved to Middlebury in 1794; represented Middlebury in Leg- islature eight years, was speaker in 1813 and 1814, and member of governor's council 1808. In 1814 was elected to Congress, resigning on account of ill health after one session; moved to Rip- ton 1828, and in 1822 published a treatise on law contracts; appointed reporter of decisions of supreme court 1823; states attorney for Addison County 1797 to 1817; member five different constitution- al conventions, 1793, 1814, 1836, 1843. 1850. In attending the latter, at age of 84, he incurred the disease that ended in his death.
JEWETT, LUTHER; Congressman 1815-17; physician, preacher and editor of St. Johnsbury's first paper; born Can- terbury, Conn., in 1772; graduated at Dartmouth 1792; came to St. Johnsbury 1800, where he practiced medicine; li- censed to preach by the Coos Association. and did so for ten years. In 1827 started the first paper in St. Johnsbury, "The Friend," (anti-Masonic). July 3, 1828, he issued the first number of the Farmers' Herald, Whig in politics, con- tinuing it four years; in 1815 elected to Congress, serving one term. He died in 1860 at age of eighty-seven.
LANGDON, CHAUNCY; Congressman 1815-17; born Farmington, Conn., Nov. 8, 1763; son of Ebenezer Langdon; grad- uated at Yale 1787; studied law at Litch- field, and removed to "the Grants" in 1788. Came first to Windsor, later go- ing to Castleton; was register of probate 1792-7; judge of probate 1798-9; repré- sented Castleton in Legislature 1813-14, 1817, '19. '20, and 1822; elected to Con- gress with the full Federalist delegation 1814, the party's last stand in Vermont. Was councilor 1808. and 1828-30; trus- tee Middlebury College nineteen years. He died at Castleton July 23, 1830, and with his wife who died four years later. is buried at Castleton. They left one daughter and two sons: Lucy. (Mrs.
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Chas. K. Williams of Rutland) ; Benja- min Franklin, who succeeded his father as lawyer and judge at Castleton, and John Jay, who moved to the South.
LYON, ASA; Congressman 1815-17; born Pomfret, Conn., Dec. 31, 1763; died April 4, 1841 ; graduated Dartmouth 1790; preached at Sunderland, Mass., nearly a year; soon after appeared at Grand Isle, which was originally united with North and South Hero in one town under the name of the Two Heroes. Here he organized the first Congregational Church, serving as its minister forty years, his services for the most part be- ing gratuitous. He was also the fore- most publie man of the community and its politieal leader; represented South Hero in the Legislature 1799 until 1803; 1804-7, and in 1808 until he entered the council; represented Grand Isle in the Senate 1812-15, when he was elected to Congress. Was chief judge of County Court 1805. '06, '08, and 1813. A Fed- eralist; led the opposition to Governor Galusha in the Legislature of 1811.
MARSH, CHARLES; Congressman 1815- 17; born Lebanon, Conn., July 10, 1765; son of Lieut-Goy. Joseph Marsh; came to Hartford 1773; graduated from Dart- mouth 1786; took a course in the law school of Judge Reeves at Litchfield, Conn., and practiced at Woodstock; in 1797 appointed by President Washington district attorney for the district of Ver- mont; elected to Congress 1814, serving one term; one of the founders of the American Colonization Society; chosen one of the board of trustees of Dartmouth College in 1809, continuing until his death at Woodstock, Jan. 11, 1849. The degree of LL. D. was conferred on him by Dartmouth College. In 1793 he mar- ried Nancy Collins of Litchfield, Conn., and after her decease he married Susan, widow of Josiah Arnold of St. Johnsbury. There were two children by the first wife and five by the second; one son, Lyndon Arnold, was a lawyer at Woodstock and register of probate for the district; Charles, a lawyer, died at the age of twenty-seven, and Joseph was professor of theory and practice in the University of Vermont.
NOYES, JOHN; Congressman 1815- 17; born Atkinson, N. H .; graduated at Dartmouth 1795, and became a tutor there, among his pupils being Daniel Webster; engaged in theological study and fitted himself for the ministry, but gave it up and resumed teaching; in 1800 moved to Brattleboro and engaged in trade with General Mann, the grandfather of the wife of Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan. Mr. Noyes represented the town in the Legislature 1800-10, 1812, and in 1814 was elected to Congress, serving one term; removed to Dummerston, where he lived four years, then retired to a farm in Putney where he died Oct. 26, 1841. He wedded, in 1804, Polly, the oldest daughter of Rutherford Hayes, the grandfather of the President.
ALLEN, HEMAN; Congressman 1817- 18; "Chili" Allen, as he was called to dis- tinguish him from his distant relative, Heman Allen of Milton, who was also in Congress, was born at Poultney in 1779, son of Heber Allen and nephew of Ethan and Ira, both at Poultney in 1779. Fol- lowing his father's death he was adopted by his unele Ira at Colchester, given a good education and graduated from Dart- mouth 1795; adopted the profession of law, but did not practice; sheriff of Chit- tenden County 1808-9; chief justice of Chittenden County 1811-14; active mem- ber of the Legislature 1812-17; was quar- termaster of militia, with title of brig- adier, and a trustee of the University of Vermont. Elected representative to Congress in 1817, but resigned in 1818 to accept from President Monroe the of- fice of U. S. Marshal for the district of Vermont; in 1823 appointed minister to Chili, resigning 1828; in 1830 appointed president of the U. S. Branch Bank at Burlington, which he held until the ex- piration of its charter, after which he set- tled at Highgate where he died April 9, 1852, being buried in the Allen cemetery at Burlington.
HUNTER, WILLIAM ; Congressman 1817-19; born in Vermont; member of the Legislature 1807, 1809; state councilor 1809, 1814, 1815; elected representative to Congress, serving from Dec. 1, 1817, to March 3, 1819.
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MERRILL, ORASMUS C .; Congressman 1817-19; born Farmington, Conn., June 18, 1775; came to Bennington April, 1791, and apprenticed to Anthony Has- well, a printer; engaged in business for himself, his first printed book being Web- ster's spelling book; studied law and ad- mitted to the bar June, 1804; major U. S. infantry March 3, 1813; lieutenant- colonel 26th infantry as rifleman, Sept. 4, 1814; transferred to 11th infantry as lieutenant-colonel Sept. 26, 1814; register of probate 1815; clerk of the courts 1818; member of Congress 1817-19; repre- sented Bennington in constitutional con- vention and Legislature 1822; judge pro- bate court 1822, 1841. 1846; states at- torney 1823-4; councilor 1824-6, and member first state senate; also post- master several years. Was defeated for re-election to Congress 1818 by R. C .. Mallory; died April 12, 1865. The late Timothy Merrill of Montpelier was his brother.
RICHARDS, MARK; Congressman 1817-21; born Waterbury, Conn .. July 15, 1760; a soldier of the Revolution at age of sixteen, in service at Stony Point. Monmouth, Red Bank and Valley Forge; settled in Boston and became wealthy in mercantile pursuits; moved to West- minster in 1796; represented the town in Legislature 1801. 1802, 1804, 1805; sheriff Windham County 1806-10; in gor- ernor's council 1813-15; elected to Con- gress 1816, serving two terms; repre- sented his town 1824-6, 1828; lieutenant- governor 1830-1. on the ticket with Gov- ernor Crafts. Again in the Legislature 1832-4. He died at Westminster. Aug. 10, 1844, aged eighty-four.
MEECH. EZRA; Congressman 1819- 21, 1825-7; born New London. Conn .. July 26, 1773, and came with his father to Hinesburg 1785. A hunter and trap- per, he branched out into the fur trade, became associated with John Jacob As- tor in it, and in 1806 became agent of the Northwest Fur Co .; in 1809 was agent for supplying the British government with spars and timber; in 1795 opened a store at Charlotte Four Corners; pur- chased a farm in 1806 on the lake shore in Shelburne, opened a store there and continued in fur trade; engaged in manu- facture of potash and in 1808 in oak lum-
ber which he shipped to Quebec. Elected to the Legislature 1805-7; chief justice Chittenden County court 1822-3; mem- ber constitutional conventions 1820-6; elected to Congress 1818, and again in 1824. His candidacies for governor were during the period that the state was swept by anti-Masonry, and it was under his leadership that the skeleton of a Democratic organization was preserved ; but before 1840 he became a Whig. He was twice married, in 1800 to Mary Mc- Neil, who died while he was in Congress, and subsequently to Mrs. L. N. Clark. He died at Shelburne, Sept. 23, 1856. aged eighty-three.
MALLORY, ROLLIN CARLOS; Con- gressman 1819-31; born Cheshire, Conn., May 27, 1784; graduated from Middle- bury 1805; studied law with Horatio Seymour at Middlebury and Robert Temple at Rutland, and settled at Castle- ton in 1806; taught one year; admitted to the bar 1807 and practiced till 1818, when he moved to Poultney. Was sec- retary of the governor and council 1807. 1809-12, 1815-19; states attorney for Rutland County 1811-13, and 1816; elected to Congress 1818, serving until 1831, becoming a leader among protec- tionists; was chairman of committee on manufactures that reported the tariff of 1828-a "tariff of abominations," as the Democrats called it. that led to South Carolina's act of nullification. This tar- iff was projected at first in the interest of the woolen manufacturers, but ended in including all the manufacturing inter- ests. His sudden death at Baltimore. Md .. April 15, 1831. cut short a career which promised to be continent-wide, and hardly second to that of Clay, Webster and Havne. in the great economic struggle ushered in by the 1828 tariff.
KEYES, ELIAS; Congressman 1821-3; a native of Ashford. Conn., was one of the first settlers of Stockbridge, whither he came in 1784 or 'S3. He represented the town sixteen years, and was in the governor's council fourteen years. from 1803 to 1818, except the one term of 1814; assistant judge Windham County court. 1806-14; chief judge 1815-17 : member constitutional convention 1814. and in Congress 1821-3.
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WHITE. PHINEAS; Congressman 1821- 3; a native of South Hadley, Mass .; born Oct. 30, 1770; graduated from Dartmouth 1797;
studied law with Charles Marsh at Woodstock and Judge Samuel Porter at Dummerston; began practice at Putney 1800; postmaster 1802-9; register of probate 1800-9; states attorney 1813; represented his town 1815-20; judge of probate several years, and chief judge of the county 1818-20, or until elected to Congress. On his return he gave up law and took up farming; member constitutional conven -. tion 1836; state senator 1838-40, and prominent in Masonry, being grand mas- ter of the grand lodge of the state. He died at Putney, July 6, 1847, aged sev- enty-six. His wife, Esther, whom he married July 1, 1801, survived him for nine years.
BUCK, DANIEL AZRO A., son of the former, also speaker in Congress, was born in Norwich, Jan. 16, 1789; graduated from Middlebury College 1807; student at Military Academy at West Point; com- missioned a lieutenant in the army in 1808; resigned in 1811 and studied law; in 1813 raised a company of rangers and served until 1815, becoming captain of the 21st Regiment in the U. S. army ; practiced law at Chelsea; member of the Legislature 16 years, 12 years as speaker, a length of service equalled only by Gid- con Olin and James L. Martin in the whole history of the state; states at- torney for Washington County six years; presidential elector 1820; represented Vermont in Congress 1822 and 1826; died at Washington, D. C., Dec. 24, 1841.
OLIN, HENRY; Congressman 1824-5; born Salisbury, May 6, 1768; son of Justice and Saralı (Dwinell) Olin, and nephew of the distinguished patriot, Gideon Olin. Settled in Leicester 1788; represented his town in the Legislature 1799 and re-elected, except for four years, until 1825, and to the council in 1820 and 1821. This twenty-three years of legislative service was matched by a similar period on the bench. As- sistant judge of county court when twenty-three years old, holding place eight years; then chief judge for fifteen years more. In 1824 elected to Con- gress to fill unexpired term of Charles
Rich; lieutenant-governor 1827-30; mem- ber constitutional conventions of 1814, '22 and '28. He died at Salisbury in August, 1837, having moved there the previous spring.
WALES, GEORGE E., Congressman 1825-9; born Westminster, May 13, 1792; studied law at Westminster and Wood- stock, admitted to bar in 1812, and set- tled at Hartford that year; represented Hartford in the Legislature 1822-4; elected speaker in his first term on the resignation of D. Azro A. Buck, holding the position as long as he was in the house. A nomination to Congress fol- lowed these triumphs, and he was elected in 1825 and in 1829. His habits of dissipation and prominence in Masonry, being grand master in 1825-7, wrecked his political career; he was judge of pro- bate 1847-50, and town clerk 1840 un- til his death at Hartford, Jan. 8, 1860. His wife was Amanda Lathrop of Shar- on, by whom he had seven children.
ALLEN, HEMAN, of Milton; Con- gressman 1827-9, 1832-9; born Ashfield, Mass., June 14, 1777; the son of Enoch Allen. On his mother's side he de- scended from Elijah Belding, first town clerk of Deerfield. An orphan at twelve, the family came to Grand Isle where two of his uncles had preceded him, Heman remaining behind two years for a course of study at Chesterfield, N. H .; at Grand Isle he studied with Rev. Asa Lyon; read law with Elnathan Keyes at Burlington and Judge Turner at Fair- field, and opened a law office at Milton, where he won a high reputation as the best real estate lawyer in the circuit. He represented Milton in the Legislature 1810, and for eleven years thereafter whenever he would be a candidate; was Milton's earliest lawyer and a man uni- versally admired. Was first nominated for Congress in 1826, serving only one term, but again elected in 1832 and three times thereafter, and several times a col- league of his namesake of Colchester in the Legislature. Dee. 4, 1804, he mar- ried Sarah, daughter of Dr. John Pren- tiss of St. Albans; they had nine children, of whom five lived to maturity: George became professor of Latin and Greek in the University of Pennsylvania; Joseph W. became a lawyer, and Sarah was the
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wife of Rev. J. R. Converse. He died Dec. 11, 1844.
HUNT, JONATHAN ; Congressman 1827-32; born Ang 12, 1780; son of Jonathan and Lavina (Swan) Hunt; graduated from Dartmouth 1807. stud- ied law at Brattleboro and was admitted to the Windham County Bar. He prac- ticed at Brattleboro; was first president of the old Brattleboro Bank in 1821. hold- ing the position through life. He rep- resented the town in 1816-17, and 1824; succeeded Wm. C. Bradley in Congress 1824, and was twice re-elected, holding the office until his death in Washington, May, 15, 1832. He married Jane Maria Leavitt; among their five children being Wm. Morris Hunt, the artist of world- wide renown, and Richard M. Hunt, the New York architect.
CAHOON, WILLIAM; Congressman 1827-33; born Providence, R. I., in 1774; son of Daniel Cahoon and brother of Daniel Cahoon, Jr., the first settler of Lyndon. He succeeded his father as town clerk of Lyndon in 1808 and held it interruptedly until elected to Congress ; elected town representative 1802 and re- elected eight times; delegate to the consti- tutional conventions of 1814 and 1828; presidential elector 1808, and judge of Caledonia County court 1811-19. and
councilor 1815-20. Was for many years one of the most influential Democratic leaders of the state, and one of the can- didates for councilor counted out in 1813. He obtained the title of general in the militia and was commander of the fourth division at the time of the war of 1812, with the rank of major-general.
EVERETT, HORACE; Congressman 1829-43; born in Vermont in 1780; grad- uated from Brown University 1797; studied law and practiced at Windsor; was states attorney for Windsor county 1813-17; represented Windsor in Legis- lature 1819, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1834, and member state constitutional convention of 1828, and in that year was elected to Congress as a Whig, defeating George E. Wales; was re-elected to 23rd, 24th, 25th. 26th and 27th Congresses, serving from Dec. 7, 1829, to March 3, 1843. His chief fame in Congress was in advocat-
ing the rights of the Indians. He died at Windsor, Jan. 30, 1851.
DEMING, BENJAMIN F .; Congress- man 1833-5; born Danville, in 1790; be- gan life as clerk in a store and then a merchant at Danville; county clerk six- teen years, 1817-32; judge of probate 1821-32; and councilor 1827-33; clected to Congress 1833, serving one term. He died while on his way home, at Sara- toga Springs, N. Y., July 11, 1834, aged forty-four.
JANES, HENRY F .; Congressman 1835-7; born Brimfield. Mass., in Oc- tober, 1792; son of Solomon and Beulah (Fisk) Janes. The family early came to Calais, and he studied law at Mont- pelier, enlisted in a company and was in the battle of Plattsburg in the war of 1812. and settled in Waterbury for the practice of his profession. Was postmas- ter 1820-9; councilor 1830-4; elected to Congress for one term; state treasurer 1838-41; member of the council of cen- sors 1848, and represented Waterbury several terms in the Legislature, his last election being in 1855. In 1826 he mar- ried Fanny, daughter of Gov. Ezra But- ler ; and Dr. Henry Janes of Waterbury, a distinguished physician and war sur- geon, was their son. He died June 6, 1879.
FLETCHER, ISAAC; Congressman 1837-41; a native of Massachusetts. born 1784, and a graduate from Dartmouth. Studied law and began practice at Lyn- don. literally wearing himself out with overwork. Represented Lyndon four years; was states attorney eight years, and adjutant-general on the staff of Gov- ernor Van Ness. His health failed ere he got far in his congressional service, and he died in October. 1842.
SMITH, JOHN; Congressman 1839- 41; born Barre, Mass., Aug. 12, 1879; son of Deacon Samuel Smith. The fam- ily moved to St. Albans in 1800, where he studied law with his brother-in-law, Roswell Hutchins, and then with Benja- min Swift, was admitted to the bar in 1810. forming a partnership with Mr. Swift which continued seventeen years. until Mr. Swift went to Congress. He
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represented the town in the Legislature 1827-38, with the exception of 1834, and was speaker in '32 and '33; was states attorney seven years, 1827-33. In 1838 eleeted as a Democrat to Congress, but for only one term, the district being over- whelmingly Whig, the great political storm of 1840 leaving him outside the breastworks. After 1845 he gave his time and energy to railroad enterprises, and it was largely to his boldness of ae- tion that the Vermont & Canada road was made a reality and the last link forged that was to connect New England with the great lakes; but the strain and anxiety undermined his health and led to his sud- den death, Nov. 20, 1858. He married, Sept. 18, 1814, Miss Maria W. Curtis of Troy, N. Y., and Gov. John Gregory and Congressman Worthington C. Smith were their sons. .
YOUNG, AUGUSTUS; Congressman 1841-3; born Arlington, March 20, 1785; studied law and was admitted to the bar at St. Albans 1810; began practice at Stowe, then moved to Craftsbury where his active life was spent; represented the town eight years; states attorney for Orleans County four years ; judge of pro- bate 1830; state senator three terms; elected to Congress 1840, but deelined re- election ; returned to St. Albans 1847, and for several years was judge of probate, but devoted most of his time until his death, June 17, 1857, to literary and sci- entific pursuits, and was state naturalist in 1856.
MARSH, GEORGE PERKINS; Congress- man 1843-9; son of Congressman Charles Marsh and grandson of the lieutenant- governor, a lawyer, diplomat, philologist and of world-wide fame as an author and scholar, was perhaps the most broadly ac- complished man the state ever produced. He was born March 15, 1801, graduated at Dartmouth 1820, studied law in his father's office, admitted to the bar, and settled at Burlington. In 1835 a mem- ber of the governor's council, in 1842 cleeted to Congress, continuing until 1849; was minister to Turkey, where he rendered important service to the cause of religious and civil toleration in the Turkish empire; in 1852 was charged with a special mission to Grecee, which he filled with added reputation. In 1853
he was relieved and returned to Vermont and was appointed one of the commis- sioners to rebuild the present state house at Montpelier, and, in 1857, he was ap- pointed railroad commissioner, serving two years. In 1861 President Lincoln appointed him minister to Italy, which po- sition he held twenty-one years until his death, in Valombrosa, not far from Flor- enee, July 23, 1882. During his resi- dence abroad he traveled extensively in the East and in Europe, passing some time in Denmark, Sweden and Norway, where he had long been recognized as a leading Seandinavian scholar. His library, one of the finest in the country, rich beyond compare in Scandinavian literature, he presented to the University of Vermont, of whose corporation he was chosen a member in 1844. Mr. Marsh was twice married, first to Harriet, daughter of Ozias Buell of Burlington; second, to Caroline Crane of Berkley, Mass., a woman of literary power and an author of some reputation.
HENRY, WILLIAM ; Congressman 1847-51; born in New Hampshire in 1788; received a common school educa- tion, moved to Bellows Falls, where he was cashier of the Bank of Bellows Falls for fifteen years, and held various sta- tions in public life; was a member of the Harrisburg convention in 1839 which nominated General Harrison and a presi- dential elector in 1840. In 1846 he was elected to the House of Representatives and re-elected two terms. In 1860 again a presidential eleetor, visiting Mr. Lin- eoln at his Illinois home. Mr. Henry died at Bellows Falls April 17, 1861.
PECK, LuciUs; Congressman 1847-51; born .. Waterbury in October, 1802; the son of Gen. John Peck. Was a cadet at West Point 1822, but resigned after, a year's study, entering upon the study of law first with Judge Prentiss at Mont- pelier, and then with Dennison Smith at Barre, and was admitted to the bar 1825; represented Barre in 1831, but soon after moved to Montpelier. In 1846 the Dem- oerats nominated him for Congress and elceted him, and re-elected him in 1848; was also twiec the Democratic candidate for governor; U. S. district attorney 1853-7, by appointment of President Pierce. In partnership with Hon. B. F.
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Fifield, he resumed his professional prac- tice, being especially potent in railroad litigation; was president of Vermont & Canada road until his death in Lowell, Mass., Dec. 28, 1866. In 1830 he mar- ried a daughter of Ira Day of Barre, who died in 1845.
HEBARD, WILLIAM; Congressman 1849-53; read law with Wm. Nutting at Randolph, admitted to bar 1827; married Elizabeth Stockwell (Brown) Sept. 12, 1830; practiced law at East Randolph, but moved to Chelsea in 1845, remaining until his death, Oct. 20, 1875. Repre- sented Randolph four years and Chelsea five years in the Legislature; state sen- ator 1836-8; states attorney 1832-6; judge of probate 1838-41; judge of su- preme court 1842-4. In 1848 was elected to Congress, and again in 1850; delegate to national Republican convention 1860, which named Mr. Lincoln for president.
MEACHAM, JAMES; Congressman 1849-56; born Rutland, Aug. 10, 1810; left an orphan he was educated by a benevolent neighbor and graduated from Middlebury College 1832; studied the- ology at Andover, and was settled as pas- tor of the Congregational Church at New Haven 1838, having previously taught in academies at Castleton and St. Albans, and for two years, 1836-8, been a tutor at Middlebury. In 1846 returned to col- lege as professor of elocution and Eng- lish literature; in 1848 elected to Con- gress, serving four terms, and had been nominated for the fifth term at the time of his death, Aug. 25, 1856.
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