Samuel C. Crafts
Samuel Chandler Crafts | |
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United States Senator from Vermont |
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In office April 23, 1842 – March 3, 1843 |
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Preceded by | Samuel Prentiss |
Succeeded by | William Upham |
12th Governor of Vermont | |
In office October 10, 1828 – October 18, 1831 |
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Lieutenant | Henry Olin Mark Richards |
Preceded by | Ezra Butler |
Succeeded by | William A. Palmer |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1825 |
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Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | John Mattocks |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's at-large district |
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In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1821 |
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Preceded by | Charles Marsh |
Succeeded by | District eliminated |
Personal details | |
Born | Woodstock, Connecticut, U.S. |
October 6, 1768
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Craftsbury, Vermont, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic-Republican, National Republican, Whig |
Spouse(s) | Eunice Wood Crafts |
Profession | Politician, Judge |
Samuel Chandler Crafts (October 6, 1768 – November 19, 1853) was a United States Representative, Senator and the 12th Governor of Vermont.
Born in Woodstock, Connecticut, Crafts graduated from Harvard College in 1790[1] and moved in 1791 to Vermont with his father, who founded the town of Craftsbury. He married Eunice Todd Beardsley and the couple had two children.
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Career
Crafts was town clerk from 1799 to 1829 and was a delegate to the Vermont Constitutional convention in 1793 where he was the youngest member.[2] He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1796, 1800–1803, and 1805, and was clerk of the house in 1798–1799. He was register of probate from 1796 to 1815 and was assistant judge of the Orleans County Court from 1800 to 1810 and 1825 to 1828.
Crafts made an extensive botanical reconnaissance of the Mississippi Valley in 1802. He was a member of the State Council of Censors from 1809 to 1813.[3] This Council consisted of twelve men and shared executive power with the Governor. He was Chief Judge of the Orleans County Court from 1810 to 1816. Crafts was elected to the Fifteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1825. He again served as State councilor in 1825 and 1826.
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, and was appointed and subsequently elected to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Samuel Prentiss, and served from April 23, 1842, until March 3, 1843.[4]
Death
Samuel Crafts retired to his farm in Craftsbury where he died in 1853. He is interred at North Craftsbury Cemetery, North Craftsbury.[5]
References
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External links
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- Samuel C. Crafts at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Samuel C. Crafts at Find A Grave
- Samuel C. Crafts papers in Congressional Papers collection, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Library
- Inventory of the Crafts Family Collection, Special Collections, University of Vermont Library
- Freemasons.org
- National Governors Association
- The Political Graveyard
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's at-large congressional district March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 Served alongside: Heman Allen, William Hunter, Orsamus C. Merrill, Charles Rich, Mark Richards, Ezra Meech, Rollin C. Mallary and William Strong |
Succeeded by (none) |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 5th congressional district March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1825 |
Succeeded by John Mattocks |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Governor of Vermont 1828–1831 |
Succeeded by William A. Palmer |
United States Senate | ||
Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Vermont April 23, 1842 – March 3, 1843 Served alongside: Samuel S. Phelps |
Succeeded by William Upham |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by | Oldest living U.S. Senator October 14, 1853 – November 19, 1853 |
Succeeded by Jonathan Roberts |
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