Benjamin F. Deming

Benjamin F. Deming (August 12, 1790 – July 11, 1834) was an American merchant and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont.

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 by	William Cahoon
Succeeded by	Henry Fisk Janes
Personal details
Born	August 12, 1790 Danville, Vermont Republic
Died	July 11, 1834 (aged 43) Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
Political party	Anti-Masonic
Spouse(s)	Eunice Clark Deming
Children	5
Profession	Politician, Merchant

Biography

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

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

Death

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

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

References

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

External links

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Benjamin F. Deming at Find a Grave
• Govtrack.us
• The Political Graveyard

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.