David M. Camp (April 21, 1788 – February 20, 1871) was a

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

attorney and politician who served as the

12th 12 (twelve) is the natural number following 11 and preceding 13. Twelve is a superior highly composite number, divisible by 2, 3, 4, and 6. It is the number of years required for an orbital period of Jupiter. It is central to many systems ...

lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1836 to 1841 under Governor

Silas H. Jennison Silas Hemenway Jennison (May 17, 1791 – September 30, 1849) was an American Anti-Masonic Party, Anti-Masonic and Whig Party (United States), Whig politician who served as Vermont's 11th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, lieutenant governor and 1 ...

Biography

David Manning Camp was born in

Tunbridge, Vermont Tunbridge is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census the town population was 1,337. The town consists of three village centers, all situated on Vermont Route 110 in the valley of the first branch of ...

on April 21, 1788. He graduated from the

University of Vermont The University of Vermont (UVM), officially the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Burlington, Vermont. It was founded in 1791 and is amon ...

in 1810, and in 1813 moved to

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...

to become a US Customs Collector. Camp subsequently studied law with William Brayton, attained admission to the bar, and became an attorney in

Newport Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia *Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay Europe Ireland *Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ...

. He served as Orleans County

State's Attorney In the United States, a district attorney (DA), county attorney, state's attorney, prosecuting attorney, commonwealth's attorney, or state attorney is the chief prosecutor and/or chief law enforcement officer representing a U.S. state in a loc ...

in 1815. He was a member of the

Vermont House of Representatives The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members, with each member representing around 4,100 citizens. Representatives ar ...

from 1825 to 1826 and 1834 to 1835. Camp also served as Orleans County

Assistant Judge Assistant may refer to: * Assistant (by Speaktoit), a virtual assistant app for smartphones * Assistant (software), a software tool to assist in computer configuration * Google Assistant, a virtual assistant by Google * ''The Assistant'' (TV se ...

from 1830 to 1832 and 1834 to 1835. Camp became a Whig when that party was founded and served as Lieutenant Governor from 1836 to 1841. He was the first Lieutenant Governor elected after the creation of the

Vermont Senate The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The senate consists of 30 members. Senate districting divides the 30 members into three single-member districts, six two-m ...

, and so the first Lieutenant Governor to serve as President of the Senate. He was a Delegate to the

1839 Whig national convention The 1839 Whig National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held from December 4 to December 8 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It was the first national convention ever held by the Whig Party, and was organized to select the party's ...

. After serving as Lieutenant Governor Camp won election to the Vermont Senate, serving from 1842 to 1844. Camp served as Orleans County Assistant Judge again in 1843, and also served as Orleans County Superintendent of Schools. In the 1850s Camp relocated to

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...

where his son Hoel H. Camp was a prominent banker and businessman. He returned to Vermont in the 1860s, settling in

Derby Line Derby Line is an incorporated village in the town of Derby in Orleans County, Vermont, United States, slightly north of the 45th parallel, the nominal U.S.-Canada boundary. The population was 687 at the 2020 census. The village is located o ...

, where he lived in retirement. Camp died in Derby Line on February 20, 1871. He was buried in Derby Center Cemetery.

Family

In 1815, Camp married Sarepta Savage (1793-1852) of Hartford, Vermont. Their children included Norman Williams (1817-1898); George Rex (1819-1822); Hoel Hinman (1822-1909); and Frances Harriet (1830-1894). David M. Camp's nephew, also named David M. Camp, was Clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1869 to 1878 and also served as a member of the Vermont House.Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont
published by Vermont General Assembly, 1867, page 377

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Camp, David M. 1788 births 1871 deaths Vermont lawyers State's attorneys in Vermont Lieutenant Governors of Vermont Vermont state senators Members of the Vermont House of Representatives People from Tunbridge, Vermont Vermont Whigs People from Newport (city), Vermont University of Vermont alumni Vermont state court judges Burials in Vermont 19th-century American judges 19th-century American lawyers