Horace Everett
Horace Everett | |
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.jpg) Horace Everett, Congressman from Vermont | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | George Edward Wales |
| Succeeded by | George Perkins Marsh |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1819–1820 1822 1824 1834 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 17, 1779 Anti-Jacksonian Whig |
| Spouse | Mary Leverett [1] |
| Children | Horace Everett[2] |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Horace Everett (July 17, 1779 – January 30, 1851) was an American politician. He served as a
United States representative from Vermont
.
Biography
Everett was born in
Foxboro, Massachusetts. His father was John Everett; his mother was Melatiah (Metcalf) Ware. In 1797 he graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.[3] He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1801. He began the practice of law in Windsor, Vermont
.
He served as
State's Attorney for Windsor County, Vermont, from 1813 until 1818.[4] He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1819, 1820, 1822, 1824, and again in 1834.[5]
He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1828.[6]
Everett was elected as an
Anti-Jacksonian candidate to the 21st United States Congress, 22nd United States Congress, 23rd United States Congress and the 24th United States Congress. He was elected as a Whig to the 25th United States Congress, 26th United States Congress and 27th United States Congress. He served in Congress from March 4, 1829, until March 3, 1843.[7]
Family life
Everett married Mary Leverett on October 31, 1811, and had one son named Horace Everett.[8]
He was a descendant of
Death
Everett died on January 30, 1851, in Windsor, Vermont. He is interred at the Old South Church Cemetery in Windsor.[10]
References
- ^ "A Wilson Family Tree". Ancestry.com. Retrieved November 21, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "A Wilson Family Tree". Ancestry.com. Retrieved November 21, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 9780160731761.
- ^ "Old South Cemetery". Old South Cemetery. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ "EVERETT, Horace, (1779 - 1851)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ "Everett, Horace (1779–1851)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ "Rep. Horace Everett". gotrack.us. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ "A Wilson Family Tree". Ancestry.com. Retrieved November 21, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Everett, Edward Franklin (1902). Descendants of Richard Everett, Dedham, Mass. Boston.
- ^ "Horace Everett". Find A Grave. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
Further reading
- Everett, Edward Franklin. Descendants of Richard Everett of Dedham, Massachusetts. Boston: 1902, pp. 60, 108-10
External links
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Horace Everett at Find a Grave
- govtrack.us: Rep. Horace Everett
- The Political Graveyard: Everett, Horace (1779–1851)
- Old South Cemetery
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