Calvin Willey

Calvin Willey

Calvin Willey (born September 15, 1776 in East Haddam , Connecticut , † August 23, 1858 in Stafford , Connecticut) was an American politician who represented the state of Connecticut in the United States Senate.

After attending the public community school, Willey studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1798 and began working as a lawyer in Chatham . In 1800 he moved to Stafford.

Willey, originally a supporter of the second US President John Adams and thus close to the Federalist Party , began his political career as a member of the House of Representatives from Connecticut between 1805 and 1806. He then worked from 1806 to 1808 as postmaster of Stafford Springs ; In 1808 he moved to Tolland , where he carried out the same activity between 1812 and 1816. From 1818 to 1825 he served as a judge at the Probate court of the Stafford district.

In the meantime, Calvin Willey returned to the State House of Representatives several times. He was a member of the Chamber in 1810 and 1812 and from 1820 to 1821. From 1823 to 1824 he was a member of the State Senate ; In 1824 he was also one of Connecticut's delegates to the Electoral College for the election of the US President . Connecticut's votes went to John Quincy Adams , who received fewer electoral votes than his rival Andrew Jackson , but was later elected by the US House of Representatives.

After the split in the Democratic Republican Party as a result of this election, Calvin Willey was one of the supporters of the new president who formed over time in the new National Republican Party . As a representative of their interests, he was a member of the US Senate from May 4, 1825 to March 3, 1831; during this time he was chairman of the Committee on Agriculture .

After leaving politics, Calvin Willey worked again as a lawyer in Tolland before he died in Stafford in 1858.

Web links

• Calvin Willey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)