Josiah Dunham

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Josiah Dunham (born April 7, 1769 in Lebanon Crank, today Columbia , Connecticut , † May 10, 1844 in Lexington , Kentucky ) was an American publicist and politician who was Secretary of State of Vermont from 1813 to 1815 .

Life

Josiah Dunham was born in Lebanon Crank, today Columbia, Connecticut, to Daniel Dunham and Anne Moseley. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1789 . He then served in the US Army with the rank of Colonel until 1808. After leaving the Army, he moved to Windsor , Vermont. He was editor of the federal newspaper The Washingtonian and was Vermont Secretary of State from 1813 to 1815. In 1813 he was the clerk of the Vermont General Assembly and was accused of influencing the gubernatorial election between Martin Chittenden and Jonas Galusha, which got 111-112 votes in favor of Chittenden.

He was director of the Windsor Female Seminary from 1816 to 1821. He then moved to Lexington, Kentucky. There he founded another seminar for women, the Lafayette Female Academy .

Dunham was married to Susan Hedge. He died on May 10, 1844 in Lexington, Kentucky. His grave is in Lexington Cemetery.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Secretaries of State, located on the Vermont government website , accessed February 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ The Vermont Encyclopedia edited by John J. Duffy, Samuel B. Hand, Ralph H. Orth, page 109, accessed February 16, 2015
  3. ^ Vermont History, Josiah Dunham.Retrieved February 16, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Dunham, Josiah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician and publicist
DATE OF BIRTH April 7, 1769
PLACE OF BIRTH Lebanon Crank, now Columbia , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 1844
Place of death Lexington , Kentucky