Chauncey Langdon (November 8, 1763July 23, 1830) was an American politician, lawyer and judge. He served as a

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Early life

Langdon was born to Ebenezer and Katherine (Green) Langdon in

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in the Connecticut Colony. Pursuing classical studies, he graduated from

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in 1787. He then studied at the Litchfield Law School and with Judge Sylvester Gilbert, of

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, and was admitted to the bar. He began the

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Career

Langdon became an active Federalist. He practiced law in

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, but later returned to Castleton. He served as the Rutland County Register of Probate from 1792 to 1794, in 1796, and again in 1813. He was Judge of Probate in 1798 and 1799. In 1808 he served on the state Executive Council. He received an honorary degree at Middlebury Collegein

in 1803 and was a trustee from 1811 until his death. He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1813, 1814, 1817, 1819, 1820, and 1822. Langdon was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1815 until March 3, 1817. He was not a candidate for renomination to the Fifteenth Congress. He was again elected to the Executive Council and served from 1823 until his death.

Family life

He married Lucy Nona Lathrop Langdon on April 7, 1789. They had one son, Benjamin Franklin Langdon, and one daughter, Lucy Green Langdon Williams, who married

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Death

Langdon died in Castleton on July 23, 1830. He is interred in Castleton's Congregational Cemetery. He was also an officer of the Vermont Bible Society.

References

External links

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