William M. Pingry (May 28, 1806 – May 1, 1885) was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as State Auditor.
William M. Pingry | |
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| Vermont Auditor of Accounts | |
| In office 1853–1860 | |
| Governor | John S. Robinson Stephen Royce Ryland Fletcher Hiland Hall |
| Preceded by | Frederick E. Woodbridge |
| Succeeded by | Jeptha Bradley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 28, 1806 Salisbury, New Hampshire |
| Died | May 1, 1885 May 1, 1885 (aged 78) Perkinsville, Vermont |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy G. Brown (m. 1836-1865, her death) Lucy C. Richardson (m. 1868-1885, his death) |
| Relations | Samuel E. Pingree (nephew) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Attorney |
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Early years
editWilliam Morrill Pingry was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire on May 28, 1806.[1] He was educated at the local schools and Salisbury Academy, and worked on his family's farm until age 22.[1] He served in the New Hampshire militia, and attained the rank of major.[1] Pingry studied law with Samuel I. Wells of Salisbury and the firm of Shaw & Chandler in Danville, Vermont.[1] He attained admission to the bar in Caledonia County, Vermont in 1832, and began to practice in Waitsfield.[2] Pingry also served as Waitsfield's town clerk.[3]
In 1841 Pingry moved to Windsor County, living first in Springfield and later in Perkinsville.[1] While residing in Perkinsville Pingry served in local offices including justice of the peace, master in chancery and assistant town clerk.[4]
Career
editHe served as Assistant Judge in both Washington and Windsor Counties.[1] Pingry also served terms in the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate.[5][6][7]
Interested in education, Pingry was a founder and board of trustees member of the Vermont Academy in Saxtons River.[8] A devout Baptist, he served for decades as a church deacon, Sunday school teacher, and Sunday school superintendent.[9]
In 1850 Pingry was a delegate to the Vermont constitutional convention.[10]
From 1853 to 1860 Pingry served as Vermont's Auditor of Accounts.[11][12]
In 1854 Pingry became Cashier of Bethel's White River Bank, serving until 1857.[13]
Dartmouth College conferred an honorary Master of Arts degree on Pingry in 1860.[14]
Pingry also researched and wrote a family history, 1881's A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Moses Pengry, of Ipswich, Mass.[15][16]
Death
editHe died in Perkinsville on May 1, 1885, after contracting pneumonia.[17][18]
Family
editIn 1836, Pingry married Lucy G. Brown of Springfield.[1] She died in 1865, and in 1868 Pingry married Lucy C. Richardson of Waitsfield.[1] With his first wife, Pingry was the father of two children, Mary H. Pingry and Gratia M. Pingry.[1] Mary Pingry was the wife of Dr. O. F. Bigelow of Amherst, Massachusetts.[1] Gratia Pingry married C. C. Boynton of Lebanon, New Hampshire.[1]
Samuel E. Pingree, who received the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War and served as Governor of Vermont, was his nephew.[19]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Rugg, W. H. (May 16, 1885). "Biographical Sketch, William M. Pingry". Vermont Journal. Windsor, VT. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gazetteer of Washington County, Vt., 1783-1889 edited by William Adams, compiled and published by Hamilton Child, 1889, pages 85 to 86
- ^ Walton's Register and Farmer's Almanac, published by E.P. Walton & Son, Montpelier, 1835, page 90
- ^ Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windsor County, Vt., for 1883-84, by Hamilton Child, 1884, page 249
- ^ Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography, edited by James Grant Wilson, published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, Volume 7, 1901, page 217
- ^ Journal of the House of the State of Vermont, published by Vermont General Assembly, 1869, page 8
- ^ Vermont Year Book, Formerly Walton's Register, published by Claremont (N.H.) Manufacturing Company, 1871, page 110
- ^ Circulars of Information of the Bureau of Education, published by United States Office of Education, Number 27, 1900, pages 107 to 108
- ^ History of the Baptists in Vermont, by Henry Crocker, Vermont Historical Society, 1913, page 600
- ^ Journal of the Constitutional Convention, published by Vermont Constitutional Convention, 1850
- ^ Early History of Vermont, by LaFayette Wilbur, Volume 3, 1902, page 381
- ^ Vermont Legislative Directory, published by Vermont Secretary of State, 1910, page 291
- ^ History of Windsor County, Vermont edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich and Frank R. Holmes, 1891, pages 885 to 886
- ^ General Catalogue of Dartmouth College, published by the college, 1880, page 140
- ^ A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Moses Pengry, of Ipswich, Mass., by William Morrill Pingry, 1881, pages 46 to 47
- ^ Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography, edited by Thomas William Herringshaw, Volume 4, 1914, page 467
- ^ General Catalogue of Dartmouth College and the Associated Schools 1769-1900, prepared by Marvin Davis Bisbee, published by the college, 1900, page 405
- ^ Newspaper article, Perkinsville 5/1/1885, published in (Ludlow) Vermont Tribune, May 1, 1885
- ^ "Death of Judge Pingry". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. May 7, 1885. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.