Samuel C. Crafts
Samuel Chandler Crafts | |
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Vermont's at-large district | |
In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 | |
Preceded by | Charles Marsh |
Succeeded by | District eliminated |
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
In office 1796 1800–1803 1805 | |
Personal details | |
Born | National Republican, Whig | October 6, 1768
Spouse | Eunice Wood Crafts |
Profession | Politician, judge |
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Samuel Chandler Crafts (October 6, 1768 – November 19, 1853) was a
Early life
Born in Woodstock in the Colony of Connecticut, Crafts graduated from Harvard College in 1790[1] and moved to Vermont with his parents Mehitible Chandler (sister of the painter Winthrop Chandler), and Ebenezer Crafts, who founded the town of Craftsbury by settling there in 1791. He married Eunice Todd Beardsley and the couple had two children.
Career
Crafts was
Crafts made an extensive
Crafts was Governor of Vermont from 1828 to 1831. When he was a member of the Vermont constitutional convention of 1829, he served as its president. Crafts was clerk of Orleans County from 1836 to 1839. In 1842 he was appointed to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the resignation of Samuel Prentiss. On October 26, 1842, he was elected to complete the remainder of Prentiss's term. Crafts served in the Senate from April 23, 1842, to March 3, 1843. He was not a candidate for a full term, and was succeeded by William Upham.[3]
Death
Samuel Crafts retired to his farm in
References
- ^ "Samuel C. Crafts". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ a b Williams, Warren A. "Samuel C. Crafts". Freemasons.org. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ Hughes, Jeremiah (October 29, 1842). "States of the Union: Vermont". Niles' Weekly Register. Baltimore, MD. p. 130.
- ^ "Samuel C. Crafts". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
External links
- United States Congress. "Samuel C. Crafts (id: C000851)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Samuel C. Crafts at Find a Grave
- National Governors Association