Thaddeus Laddins Betts (February 4, 1789 – April 7, 1840) was the 32nd and 34th
Lieutenant Governor
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of the state of
Connecticut
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from 1832 to 1833 and from 1834 to 1835, and a
United States Senator
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from Connecticut from 1839 to 1840. He had previously served in the
Connecticut Senate
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representing the
12th District and
Connecticut House of Representatives
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from
Norwalk, Connecticut
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Biography
Betts was born in Norwalk, Connecticut. He was the son of William Maltby Betts (1759-1832) and Lucretia (Gregory) Betts (1763-1830). He completed preparatory studies, then attended and was graduated from
Yale College
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in 1807. He studied law, and was admitted to the
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in 1810. He began his law practice in Norwalk. He married Antoinette Cannon who was born on April 20, 1789, and died on February 26, 1864.
Career
Betts was a member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
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in 1815. He was a member of the
Connecticut Senate
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in 1828 as a senator at-large, and was again a member of the state house of representatives in 1830. Betts was then a member of the
Connecticut Senate
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in 1831 representing the 12th District.
In 1832 and 1834, Betts was elected the 32nd and 34th
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
The following is a list of lieutenant governors of the State of Connecticut.
Lieutenant governors of the State of Connecticut, 1776–present
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and served two terms, under Governors John Samuel Peters from 1832 to 1833 and under Samuel A. Foot from 1834 to 1835.
Elected as a
Whig to the U.S. Senate, Betts served from March 4, 1839 until his death in 1840.
Death
Betts died in
Washington, D.C.
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, on April 7, 1840 (age 51 years, 63 days). The funeral took place at the Capitol with the Chaplains to Congress officiating and the President of the United States,
Martin Van Buren
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, attending.
He is interred at Union Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut. There is a cenotaph for him at the Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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1788 births
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