Benjamin F. Deming
Benjamin F. Deming | |
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Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 5th district | |
In office March 4, 1833 – July 11, 1834 | |
Preceded by | William Cahoon |
Succeeded by | Henry Fisk Janes |
Personal details | |
Born | Danville, Vermont Republic | August 12, 1790
Died | July 11, 1834 Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S. | (aged 43)
Resting place | Danville Green Cemetery |
Political party | Anti-Masonic |
Spouse | Eunice Clark Deming |
Children | 5 |
Profession | Politician, Merchant |
Benjamin F. Deming (August 12, 1790 – July 11, 1834) was an American merchant and politician. He served briefly as a U.S. Representative from Vermont for part of one term from 1833 to 1834.
Biography
Deming was born in 1790[1] in Danville in the Vermont Republic; he pursued academic studies and became a merchant.
Early career
He was the clerk of the Caledonia County Court from 1817 until 1833.[2] From 1822 until 1833, he was the probate judge in Vermont,[3] and he served as a member of the Governor's council from 1827 until 1832.
Congress
Deming was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-third Congress, and served from March 4, 1833 until his death on July 11, 1834.[4][5]
Personal life
He married Eunice Clark on June 6, 1816. They had five children together.
Death
In the summer of 1834, Deming became ill while in Washington, DC and decided to return home. He died in Saratoga Springs, New York en route to his home in Danville. He is interred at the Danville Green Cemetery.[6]
See also
References
- ^ The Descendants of Josiah Churchill (c. 1615–1686) and Elizabeth Foote (1616–1700)
- ^ Hemenway, Abby Maria (1867). The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: A Magazine, Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military, Volume 1. The Vermont Historical Gazettee. pp. 320.
- ^ Syracuse Journal Company, Printers and Binders (1887). Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, Vt. 1764–1887. Syracuse Journal Company, Printers and Binders. p. 37.
- ^ "Rep. Benjamin Deming". Govtrack.us. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Deming, Benjamin F. (1790–1834)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ United States House of Representatives
External links
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Benjamin F. Deming at Find a Grave – cenotaph at the Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Benjamin F. Deming at Find a Grave – grave at the Danville Green Cemetery, Vermont
- Govtrack.us
- The Political Graveyard
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