Mace Moulton (May 2, 1796 – May 5, 1867) was an American sheriff, banker and Democratic politician in the U.S. State of

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. He served as a

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from New Hampshire and as sheriff of Hillsborough County during the 1800s.

Early life and career

Moulton was born in Concord, New Hampshire, the son of Henry and Susan Stevens Moulton. He attended the public schools and trained as a carpenter's apprentice. In 1817, he was appointed deputy sheriff of Hillsborough County and moved to

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. He served as deputy sheriff until 1840, when he was appointed sheriff. Moulton served as sheriff until he resigned in 1844. He was elected as a Democrat to the

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, serving from March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1847. After leaving Congress, Moulton served as sheriff again from 1847 to 1849. He was appointed a member of the

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in 1848 and 1849. In 1849, he moved to

Manchester, New Hampshire Manchester is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the most populous city in New Hampshire. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 115,644. Manchester is, along with Nashua, one of two seats of New Ha ...

where he served as director and president of the Amoskeag Savings Bank until his death in 1867. Moulton died in Manchester, New Hampshire and is interred in Valley Cemetery in Manchester.

Personal life

Moulton married Dolly Gould Stearns in 1822 and they had three children: Eliza Jennie, a daughter, and two sons, Henry DeWitt and Charles Lucian Moulton. Henry DeWitt Moulton was the father of Mace Moulton, namesake of the Hon. Mace Moulton, and a civil engineer.

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1796 births 1867 deaths Politicians from Concord, New Hampshire Politicians from Manchester, New Hampshire People from Bedford, New Hampshire Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire New Hampshire sheriffs 19th-century American legislators {{NewHampshire-politician-stub