Benjamin F. Deming (August 12, 1790 – July 11, 1834) was an American merchant and politician. He served briefly as a U.S. Representative from Vermont for part of one term from 1833 to 1834.

Benjamin F. Deming
Member of the
United States House of Representatives
from Vermont's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1833 – July 11, 1834
Preceded byWilliam Cahoon
Succeeded byHenry Fisk Janes
Personal details
Born(1790-08-12)August 12, 1790
Danville, Vermont Republic
DiedJuly 11, 1834(1834-07-11) (aged 43)
Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
Resting placeDanville Green Cemetery
Political partyAnti-Masonic
SpouseEunice Clark Deming
Children5
ProfessionPolitician, Merchant

Biography

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Deming was born in 1790[1] in Danville in the Vermont Republic; he pursued academic studies and became a merchant.

Early career

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He was the clerk of the Caledonia County Court from 1817 until 1833.[2] From 1822 until 1833, he was the probate judge in Vermont,[3] and he served as a member of the Governor's council from 1827 until 1832.

Congress

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Deming was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-third Congress, and served from March 4, 1833 until his death on July 11, 1834.[4][5]

Personal life

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He married Eunice Clark on June 6, 1816. They had five children together.

Death

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In the summer of 1834, Deming became ill while in Washington, DC and decided to return home. He died in Saratoga Springs, New York en route to his home in Danville. He is interred at the Danville Green Cemetery.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Descendants of Josiah Churchill (c. 1615–1686) and Elizabeth Foote (1616–1700)
  2. ^ Hemenway, Abby Maria (1867). The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: A Magazine, Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military, Volume 1. The Vermont Historical Gazettee. pp. 320.
  3. ^ Syracuse Journal Company, Printers and Binders (1887). Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, Vt. 1764–1887. Syracuse Journal Company, Printers and Binders. p. 37.
  4. ^ "Rep. Benjamin Deming". Govtrack.us. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  5. ^ "Deming, Benjamin F. (1790–1834)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  6. ^ United States House of Representatives
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  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Vermont's 5th congressional district

1833–1834
Succeeded by