David M. Camp

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David M. Camp

David Manning Camp (born April 21, 1788 in Tunbridge , Vermont , † February 20, 1871 in Derby Line , Vermont) was an American lawyer and politician who was Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1836 to 1841 .

Life

Camp was born in Tunbridge, Vermont. He graduated in 1810 at Dartmouth College of the University of Vermont . In 1813 he moved to Derby. There he took over the office of the US Customs Collector. The US Customs Collector was tasked with overseeing the payment of customs duties in a particular city or region.

He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and settled in Newport . In 1815 he married Sarepta Savage and they had three children together. At that time he was serving as the District Attorney for Orleans County . From 1825 to 1826 and again from 1834 to 1835 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Vermont . He held the office of Side Jugde for Orleans County from 1830 to 1832 and from 1834 to 1835.

He joined the Whig Party when the party was formed and was lieutenant governor from 1836 to 1841. He was the first lieutenant governor elected after the formation of the Vermont Senate and the first lieutenant governor to serve as President of the Senate. He attended the Whig National Convention of 1839 as a delegate. After serving as lieutenant governor, Camp won the Vermont Senate election and was a senator from 1842 to 1844.

As a county side judge, Camp served again in 1843, simultaneously as Superintendent of Schools. In the United States, it controls the executive and administration of educational institutions.

In the 1850s, Camp moved to Milwaukee , Wisconsin . His son Hoel H. Camp, a banker and businessman, lived there. He returned to Vermont in the 1860s and settled in Derby Line, Vermont, where he lived in retirement.

Camp died in Derby Line on February 20, 1871. His grave is in Derby Center Cemetery.

family

His nephew of the same name was a clerk in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1869 to 1878.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History of Hartford, Vermont, July 4, 1761-April 4, 1889 , by William Howard Tucker, 1889, pp. 354-355
  2. ^ A Gazetteer of the State of Vermont , by Zadock Thompson, 1824, p. 116
  3. ^ General Catalog of the University of Vermont , published by the university, 1901, 39
  4. ↑ Family Tree Maker , accessed July 9, 2014.
  5. ↑ Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont , by Frederick W. Baldwin, 1886, pp. 59-64
  6. ^ Early History of Vermont , by LaFayette Wilbur, Volume 2, 1900, p. 407
  7. ^ The History of Vermont: With Descriptions, Physical and Topographical , by Hosea Beckley, 1846, 183
  8. ↑ Lieutenant Governors, Terms of Service ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Office of the Vermont Secretary of State , Archives and Records Administration, 2011, page 1 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / vermont-archives.org
  9. ^ Vermont: The Green Mountain State , by Walter Hill Crockett, Volume 3, 1921, p. 306
  10. ^ History of Bank of Orleans, Irasburgh National Bank of Orleans, Barton National Bank, Barton Savings Bank, and Barton Savings Bank and Trust Company , edited by Frederick W. Baldwin, 1916, pp. 103-104
  11. ^ The Vermont Historical Gazetteer , edited by Abby Maria Hemenway, Issue 3, 1877, pp. 33-34
  12. ^ The Genealogical and Biographical History of the Manning Families , by William Henry Manning, 1902, pp. 251-252
  13. ^ Death notice, David M. Camp, North Star newspaper, Danville, March 3, 1871
  14. ^ Obituary, David M. Camp, Anglo-American Times, March 11, 1871
  15. ↑ Gravestone photo by contributor Bill McKern , David M. Camp page, Find A Grave Website, September 1, 2008
  16. ^ Joint Rules, Rules and Orders of the Senate and House of Representatives , edited by the Vermont Secretary of State, 1878, 117
  17. ^ Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont , edited by the Vermont General Assembly, 1867, 377
personal data
SURNAME Camp, David M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Camp, David Manning (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician who was Lieutenant Governor of Vermont (1836–1841)
DATE OF BIRTH April 21, 1788
PLACE OF BIRTH Tunbridge , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH February 20, 1871
Place of death Derby Line , Vermont