William Upham

William Upham (born August 5, 1792 in Leicester , Worcester County , Massachusetts , † January 14, 1853 in Washington DC ) was an American politician ( Whig Party ) who represented the state of Vermont in the US Senate .

William Upham was born in Massachusetts and moved to Montpelier , Vermont with his father in 1802 . He attended county schools as well as a local private school and was also homeschooled. He lost a hand in an accident in a cider mill when he was a boy. After studying law , he was admitted to the bar and began practicing in Montpelier. Many young lawyers studied with him, who later completed successful careers, among them Peter T. Washburn , from 1869 to 1870 governor of Vermont.

Between 1827 and 1828 Upham was the first MP in the Vermont House of Representatives ; another session followed there in 1830. In the meantime, he was a prosecutor in Washington County in 1829 .

In 1842 he was elected for the Whigs in the US Senate, in which he entered on March 4, 1843. After being re-elected, he remained in Washington until his death in 1853. He chaired the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Pensions . The fight against slavery had a special place in his work . He called this institution a "crime against humanity".

Web links

William Upham in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

William Upham in the database of Find a Grave (English)

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SURNAME	Upham, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 5, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH	Leicester , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH	January 14, 1853
Place of death	Washington, DC