Chauncey Langdon
Chauncey Langdon | |
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's At-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | James Fisk |
| Succeeded by | Charles Rich |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1813–1814 1817 1819–1820 1822 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 8, 1763 Farmington, Connecticut Colony, British America |
| Died | July 23, 1830 (aged 66) Castleton, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist Party (United States) |
| Spouse | Lucy Nona Lathrop Langdon |
| Children | Benjamin Franklin Langdon and Lucy Green Langdon Williams |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Judge |
Chauncey Langdon (November 8, 1763 – July 23, 1830) was an American politician, lawyer and judge. He served as a United States Representative from Vermont.
Early life
[edit]Langdon was born to Ebenezer and Katherine (Green) Langdon in Farmington in the Connecticut Colony. Pursuing classical studies, he graduated from Yale College in 1787, where he was a member of Brothers in Unity.[1] He then studied at the Litchfield Law School and with Judge Sylvester Gilbert, of Hebron, Connecticut, and was admitted to the bar. He began the practice of law in Castleton, Vermont.
Career
[edit]Langdon became an active Federalist. He practiced law in Windsor, but later returned to Castleton. He served as the Rutland County Register of Probate from 1792 to 1794, in 1796, and again in 1813. He was Judge of Probate in 1798 and 1799. In 1808 he served on the state Executive Council.[2] He received an honorary degree at Middlebury Collegein Vermont in 1803 and was a trustee from 1811 until his death. He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1813, 1814, 1817, 1819, 1820, and 1822.[3]
Langdon was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1815, until March 3, 1817.[4] He was not a candidate for renomination to the Fifteenth Congress. He was again elected to the Executive Council and served from 1823 until his death.[5]
Family life
[edit]He married Lucy Nona Lathrop Langdon on April 7, 1789. They had one son, Benjamin Franklin Langdon,[6] and one daughter, Lucy Green Langdon Williams, who married Governor Charles K. Williams.[7]
Death
[edit]Langdon died in Castleton on July 23, 1830. He was also an officer of the Vermont Bible Society.
References
[edit]- ^ Dexter, Franklin Bowditch (1907). Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College: July 1778-June 1792. Holt. pp. 553.
- ^ Dexter, Franklin Bowditch (1907). Biographical sketches of the graduates of Yale College, with annals of the college history (. H. Holt and Company. pp. 556.
- ^ "Chauncey Langdon". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Chauncey Langdon". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ Dexter, Franklin Bowditch (1907). Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College: July 1778-June 1792. Holt. pp. 553.
- ^ "Chauncey Langdon". Litchfield Historical Society. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Chauncey Langdon". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "Chauncey Langdon (id: L000066)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Litchfield Historical Society
- Chauncey Langdon
- Chauncey Langdon at Find a Grave
- The Political Graveyard
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- 1763 births
- 1830 deaths
- People from Farmington, Connecticut
- People from colonial Connecticut
- American people of English descent
- Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont
- People from Castleton, Vermont
- Vermont state court judges
- Yale College alumni
- Litchfield Law School alumni