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
19th Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts
In office
1910 – December 15, 1916
Preceded byRobert H. Chamberlain
Succeeded byAlbert F. Richardson
Member of the
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Common Council
Personal details
BornSeptember 14, 1834
Charlestown, New Hampshire
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican[1]
Spouse(s)Nellie Shepard, m. December 19, 1861.[1]
OccupationLaw Enforcement Officer
Corrections Officer
Politician
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Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Years of service1862-September 23, 1865[1]
Rank Brevet Major
Unit51st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery[1]
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Early life

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Dwinnell 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

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On December 19, 1861, Dwinnell married Nellie Shepard, Daughter of Russell Rice Shepard of Worcester, Massachusetts.[1]

Military service

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In 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

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After 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

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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
Political offices
Preceded by 19th Sheriff of
Worcester County, Massachusetts

1910 – December 15, 1916
Succeeded by