Benjamin F. Deming

Benjamin Franklin Deming (born August 12, 1790 in Danville , Vermont , †  July 11, 1834 in Saratoga Springs , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1834 he represented the fifth constituency of the state of Vermont in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Not much is known about Benjamin Deming's youth. He was born in 1790 and received an academic education. He then went into trading. Between 1827 and 1832 he was a member of the Advisory Board to the Governor of Vermont. Since 1817 he was an administrative clerk in Caledonia County . He held this office until 1833. From 1821 to 1833 he was also a judge at a probate court.

Politically, he joined the short-lived Anti-Masonic Party . In the congressional election of 1832 Deming was elected as their candidate in the fifth district of Vermont in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC . There he took over on March 4, 1833, succeeding William Cahoon , whom he had defeated in the elections. Deming could not end his term in Congress , which would have run until March 3, 1835. He died on July 11, 1834 on his way home to Vermont in Saratoga Springs, New York and was then buried in his native Danville. After a by-election, his seat in Congress went to Henry Fisk Janes .

Web links

• Benjamin F. Deming in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Benjamin F. Deming in the database of Find a Grave (English)