Walter Booth

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Walter Booth

Walter Booth (born December 8, 1791 in Woodbridge , Connecticut , †  April 30, 1870 in Meriden , Connecticut) was an American politician . Between 1849 and 1851 he represented the second constituency of the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Walter Booth attended the public schools in his home country. Then he settled in Meriden, where he worked as a craftsman. He also became an officer in the militia, where he rose to major general until 1834. In 1834 he became a district judge.

In 1838 Booth was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives. He then became a member of the short-lived Free Soil Party . In the congressional elections of 1848 he was elected as their candidate in the second district of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC . There he succeeded Samuel D. Hubbard of the Whig Party on March 4, 1849 . Since he was defeated by the Democrat Colin M. Ingersoll in the elections of 1850 , he was only able to complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1851 .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Walter Booth resumed his previous craft activities. He was also the director of Meriden National Bank and a Deacon of the Center Congregational Church for 56 years . Booth also held several local offices in his home country. He died on April 30, 1870 in Meriden and was buried there.

Web links

  • Walter Booth in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)