Benjamin Emmons

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Benjamin Emmons (born May 11, 1777 in Woodstock , Vermont , † March 8, 1843 in Saint Charles , Missouri ), was an American businessman and politician who was State Auditor of Vermont from 1801 to 1806 and a member of both houses of the Legislature from Missouri.

Life

Benjamin Emmons was born in Woodstock, Vermont, as one of many family members in different generations of the same name. His mother was Elizabeth Smith (1745-1825). To distinguish himself from his father, he was named Benjamin Emmons, Jr. The father, Benjamin Emmons, Sr., or Deacon Benjamin Emmons was born in Brookfield , Massachusetts in 1737 and died in Hartford , Vermont in 1811 . Deacon Emmons was a veteran of the American Revolution and Woodstock founder, who also served in the Vermont House of Representatives and as a Selectman in Woodstock. He was also active in the Congregational Church , later in the Universalist Church of America .

Benjamin Emmons, Jr. ran a tavern and did other business in Woodstock. He followed his father into Woodstock local politics and was also a member of the Board of Selectmen .

From 1801 to 1806 he was a Vermont Auditor of Accounts.

Benjamin Emmons was a veteran of the British-American War of 1812, serving as an adjutant to the rank of major .

In 1814 or 1815, Benjamin Emmons, Jr., and several of his brothers moved with their families and mother to St. Charles County , Missouri.

Emmons was a delegate to the constituent assembly that made Missouri a state and became known as the only delegate to speak out publicly against slavery. He also held various public offices. He was a Justice of the Peace , a member of the Missouri House of Representatives and the Missouri Senate .

Emmons died in St. Charles, Missouri on March 8, 1843. He was married to Philomena English (1778-1830 / 40). Her descendants included Benjamin Emmons (1815-1885), who served as Colonel in the Missouri Militia and later in other offices, and Benjamin Linton Emmons (1861-1942), an expert on the history of early Missouri.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont , edited by EP Walton, Issue 1, 1873, pages 239-240
  2. ^ Early History of Vermont , by LaFayette Wilbur, Issue 2, 1900, pp. 373-374
  3. ^ History of Woodstock, Vermont , by Henry Swan Dana
  4. ^ History of Woodstock, Vermont , by Henry Swan Dana, 582
  5. ^ Early History of Vermont , by LaFayette Wilbur, Issue 3, 1902, p. 381
  6. ^ A History of Northeast Missouri , edited by Walter Williams, Issue 1, 1913, pages 566-567
  7. ^ History of St. Charles County, Missouri (1765–1885), Paul K. Hollrah, 1885, Chapter 6, 186-204
  8. ↑ Missouri, Mother of the West, by Walter Williams and Floyd Calvin Shoemaker, edited by the American Historical Society, Inc., Issue 5, 1930, p. 66
  9. ↑ St. Louis Enquirer, May 10, 1820
  10. ^ A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri , by William Smith Bryan, Robert Rose, William Wilson Elwang, 1876, 149
  11. ^ Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri , edited by Howard Louis Conard, 1901, 424
  12. ↑ Missouri the Center State: 1821-1915 , by Walter Barlow Stevens, 1915, p. Xxxi
  13. ↑ Missouri Historical Review , from the State Historical Society of Missouri, Issue 15, 1921, p. 250
  14. ^ Portrait and Biographical Record of St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren Counties, Missouri, edited by Chapman Publishing, Chicago, 1895, p. 176
  15. ^ Family tree of Benjamin Emmons
  16. ↑ St. Charles Daily Banner-News, March 23, 1942
personal data
SURNAME Emmons, Benjamin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American businessman and politician who was a Vermont State Auditor and a member of both houses of the Missouri Legislature (1801-1806)
DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1777
PLACE OF BIRTH Woodstock , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH March 8, 1843
Place of death Saint Charles , Missouri