Luke P. Poland

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Luke P. Poland

Luke Potter Poland (born November 1, 1815 in Westford , Vermont , †  July 2, 1887 in Waterville , Vermont) was an American lawyer and politician ( Republican Party ) who represented the state of Vermont in both chambers of the US Congress .

Luke Poland attended public schools and a private school in Jericho . He then worked as a teacher himself and studied law . After being admitted to the bar in December 1836, he first practiced as a lawyer in Morrisville . From 1839 to 1840 he worked as an executor ( Register of Probate ); In 1843 he took part in the Vermont Constitutional Convention. He continued his legal career from 1844 to 1845 as a prosecutor in Lamoille County before he was a judge on the Vermont Supreme Court from 1848 . He was Chief Justice from 1860 to 1865 .

He resigned as a judge after he was appointed to succeed the late US Senator Jacob Collamer . Poland performed its mandate in Congress from November 21, 1865 to March 3, 1867. He did not stand for re-election; instead, he ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives . After being elected and repeatedly confirmed in office, he was able to spend another eight years in Washington . In 1874, however, he failed when attempting re-election and consequently had to leave Congress on March 3, 1875. The Poland Act is named after Luke Poland , a bill that he introduced in the Senate to curb polygamy in the Utah Territory , which transferred many legal powers from the territorial authorities to institutions and chargées of the federal government in the territory.

Poland remained politically active after leaving Congress and moved into the Vermont House of Representatives in 1878 . During this time he also became a curator for the University of Vermont ; he also served as President of the First National Bank of St. Johnsbury for 20 years. Finally he was re-elected to the US House of Representatives, to which he belonged from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1885. He then retired to his country estate near Waterville, where he died in July 1887.

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  • Luke P. Poland in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Poland, Luke P.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Poland, Luke Potter (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1815
PLACE OF BIRTH Westford , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH July 2, 1887
Place of death at Waterville , Vermont