Benjamin Dudley Dwinnell (September 14, 1834 - December 15, 1916) was an American law enforcement officer, military officer and politician who served as the nineteenth Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts.
Benjamin Dudley Dwinnell | |
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| 19th Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1910 – December 15, 1916 | |
| Preceded by | Robert H. Chamberlain |
| Succeeded by | Albert F. Richardson |
| Member of the Fitchburg, Massachusetts Common Council | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 14, 1834 Charlestown, New Hampshire |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Nellie Shepard, m. December 19, 1861.[1] |
| Occupation | Law Enforcement Officer Corrections Officer Politician |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862-September 23, 1865[1] |
| Rank |  Brevet Major |
| Unit | 51st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery[1] |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Early life
editDwinnell was born in Charlestown, New Hampshire on September 14, 1834.[1] Dwinnell was educated in the local public schools, after his education he worked for a year in the printing operations[1] of the National Eagle in Claremont, New Hampshire[2] after which Dwinnell moved to Worcester, Massachusetts where he worked in the grocery trade[2] and in a hardware store.[1]
Family life
editOn December 19, 1861, Dwinnell married Nellie Shepard, Daughter of Russell Rice Shepard of Worcester, Massachusetts.[1]
Military service
editIn 1862 Dwinnell enlisted in the 51st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Dwinell served as a First Lieutenant and Quartermaster of the 51st Regiment.[1] In February 1864, after his enlistment in the 51st Regiment expired Dwinnell enlisted as a First Lieutenant and Quartermaster of the 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery, serving with Augustus B. R. Sprague.[1] Dwinnell saw service with the 2nd Regiment in Virginia and North Carolina. Having reached the rank of Brevet Major; Dwinnell was mustered out on September 23, 1865.[1][2]
Post war service
editAfter the American Civil War, Dwinnell returned to Worcester where he became the assistant Post Master under General Josiah Pickett.[1] In 1875 Dwinnell was appointed, by his former commanding officer Sheriff Augustus B. R. Sprague, as a Deputy Sheriff, and the Jailer and Master of the House of Correction at Fitchburg, Massachusetts.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Crane, Ellery Bicknell (1907), Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume IV, New York, New York: Lewis Publishing Company, p. 223
- ^ a b c Howard, Marion (November 1, 1922), The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume XIV, No. 11; New Hampshire Men in Fitchburg, MASS; Maj. Benjamin Dudley Dwinnell, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, p. 141