Samuel E. Pingree

Samuel Everett Pingree (born August 2, 1832 in Salisbury , Merrimack County , New Hampshire , † June 1, 1922 in Hartford , Vermont ) was an American politician and governor of the state of Vermont from 1884 to 1886 .

Early years and political advancement

Samuel Pingree studied at Dartmouth College until 1857 . After studying law at Bethel , he was admitted to the bar in 1859. Then he began to work in Hartford in his new profession. In this city he was also town clerk for over 34 years . During the Civil War he served in the Union Army until 1864 . He took part in several battles and was wounded several times. Until his retirement from military service on July 27, 1864, he made it to the position of Lieutenant Colonel . After returning home, he resumed his practice as a lawyer.

Pingree became a member of the Republican Party . In 1868 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago , where Ulysses S. Grant was nominated as the party's presidential candidate. Between 1882 and 1884 Pingree was Lieutenant Governor of Vermont and thus Deputy to Governor John L. Barstow . He was nominated and also elected as his successor.

Governor of Vermont and another résumé

Samuel Pingree took up his new office on October 2, 1884. During his tenure, controls over insurance companies and banks were improved. The insurance companies now had to submit an annual final report. The business conduct of the banks was also better examined. Governor Pingree refused to run again in 1886 and therefore resigned on October 7 of that year. He then became chairman of his state's railway committee. He was also the curator of the Vermont Academy between 1885 and 1910 . In 1891 he was awarded an Order of Merit for his service during the Civil War. In 1898 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Norwich University . Samuel Pingree died in 1922, two months before his 90th birthday. He and his wife Lydia Steele, with whom he had been married since 1869, had one child.

literature

Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 4, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

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SURNAME	Pingree, Samuel E.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Pingree, Samuel Everett (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician and governor of the state of Vermont (1884–1886)
DATE OF BIRTH	August 2, 1832
PLACE OF BIRTH	Salisbury , New Hampshire
DATE OF DEATH	June 1, 1922
Place of death	Hartford , Vermont