James Lanman

James Lanman

James Lanman (born June 14, 1767 in Norwich , Colony of Connecticut , † August 7, 1841 ibid) was an American politician of the Democratic Republican Party who belonged to the United States Senate for Connecticut .

After studying classical antiquity , Lanman graduated from Yale College in 1788 . He was admitted to the bar after graduating in law in 1791 and began practicing in Norwich.

Lanman held his first public office from 1814 to 1819 as a prosecutor in New London County . Politically he was first active in 1817 as a member of the House of Representatives from Connecticut ; the following year he was a delegate to the state's constitutional convention. In 1819 he was a member of the Connecticut Senate .

In the same year Lanman entered the US Senate. During the legislature, his party split into several factions ; he joined the supporters of William H. Crawford , who were referred to as the Crawford Republicans or the Old Republicans . His tenure as senator ended on March 3, 1825.

After serving in the Senate, James Lanman held a number of other public offices. He was from 1826 to 1829 Judge at the Supreme Court of Connecticut; from 1831 to 1834 he served as Mayor of Norwich. In 1832 he returned to the Senate of his home state, and the following year to its House of Representatives.

Web links

• James Lanman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• James Lanman in the Find a Grave database