John Noyes (April 2, 1764October 26, 1841) was an American politician. He served as a member of the
United States House of Representatives
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from
Vermont
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.
Biography
Noyes was born in
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in the
Province of New Hampshire
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to Humphrey Noyes and Elizabeth Little. He attended
Phillips Exeter Academy and graduated from
Dartmouth College
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in 1795, where he studied theology. After graduation, he worked as a tutor at Chesterfield Academy from 1795 until 1797, and at Dartmouth College from 1797 until 1799. One of the students he taught at Dartmouth was
Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison ...
, 14th and 19th
United States Secretary of State
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.
In 1800 Noyes moved to
Brattleboro, Vermont
Brattleboro (), originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The most populous municipality abutting Vermont's eastern border with New Hampshire, which is the Connecticut River, Brattleboro is located about ...
and focused on business pursuits. He was a member of the firm of "Noyes, Mann and Hayes", one of the earliest chain stores in America. The other members of the firm were Jonas Mann and Rutherford Hayes, Jr.
Noyes served as presidential elector Vermont in 1804. He was a member of the
Vermont House of Representatives from 1808 until 1810. He was elected as a
Federalist Representative to the Fourteenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1815 until March 3, 1817. After leaving Congress, Noyes moved to
Dummerston, Vermont
Dummerston is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,865 at the 2020 census. It is home to the longest covered bridge still in use in Vermont. Its borders include three main villages: Dummerston Center, West Dumme ...
and lived there until 1821 when he purchased a farm near
Putney, Vermont
Putney is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,617 at the 2020 census.
The town's historic core makes up the Putney Village Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Histo ...
.
Family life
Noyes married Polly Hayes Noyes in September 1804 in
West Brattleboro, Vermont. They had four children together,
John Humphrey Noyes
John Humphrey Noyes (September 3, 1811 – April 13, 1886) was an American preacher, radical religious philosopher, and utopian socialist. He founded the Putney, Oneida and Wallingford Communities, and is credited with coining the term "com ...
, Charlotte Augusta Noyes Miller, Harriet Hayes Noyes Skinner and George Washington Noyes. John Humphrey Noyes was an American
utopian socialist
Utopian socialism is the term often used to describe the first current of modern socialism and socialist thought as exemplified by the work of Henri de Saint-Simon, Charles Fourier, Étienne Cabet, and Robert Owen. Utopian socialism is often de ...
who founded the
Oneida Community
The Oneida Community was a perfectionist religious communal society founded by John Humphrey Noyes and his followers in 1848 near Oneida, New York. The community believed that Jesus had already returned in AD 70, making it possible for the ...
in 1848.
Noyes was the uncle of President
Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford Birchard Hayes (; October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governo ...
by marriage on Hayes's father's side.
Death
Noyes retired in 1819, and died on October 26, 1841 at his farm near
Putney, Vermont
Putney is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,617 at the 2020 census.
The town's historic core makes up the Putney Village Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Histo ...
. He is interred at Maple Grove Cemetery in Putney.
''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''
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References
External links
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1764 births
1841 deaths
Dartmouth College alumni
Members of the Vermont House of Representatives
Burials in Vermont
American Presbyterians
Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont
Phillips Exeter Academy alumni
People from Atkinson, New Hampshire
Noyes family
Hayes family