Thomas Leverett (July 10, 1765 – April 8, 1833) was a Vermont government official whose service included several years as
Secretary of State of Vermont
The secretary of state of Vermont is one of five cabinet-level constitutional officers in the U.S. state of Vermont which are elected every two years. The secretary of state is fourth (behind the lieutenant governor, speaker of the House of Repres ...
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Biography
Thomas Leverett was born in
Boston
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on July 10, 1765, the son of John and Mary Leverett. As an adult, he resided in
Windsor, Vermont
Windsor is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As the "Birthplace of Vermont", the town is where the Constitution of Vermont was adopted in 1777, thus marking the founding of the Vermont Republic, a sovereign state until 1791, when ...
, where he was long active in public service.
A member of the
Democratic-Republican Party
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, beginning in 1802 Leverett served as Windsor's postmaster. He also held several other positions, including auditor of the
state treasury
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*A government department related to finance and taxation, a finance ministry.
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, federal collector of internal revenue for the district that included Windsor, and superintendent of the state prison in Windsor.
From 1806 to 1813, Leverett served as Vermont's Secretary of State.
Leverett died in Windsor on April 8, 1833. He was buried at Old South Church Cemetery in Windsor.
Family
On November 6, 1790, Leverett married Susannah (or Susan) Johnson (or Johnstone) at Christ's Church in
Middlebury, Connecticut
Middlebury is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,574 at the 2020 census.
History
Middlebury incorporated as a town in 1807, and named from its central position relative to Waterbury, Woodbury and Southbu ...
. They were the parents of seven children: John (b. 1792), Charles Johnson (b. 1793), William (b. 1797), Susan (b.1800), George (b. 1802), Caroline Hallam (b. 1804), and Thomas H. (b. 1806).
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1765 births
1833 deaths
People from Boston
People from Windsor, Vermont
Vermont Democratic-Republicans
Secretaries of State of Vermont
Vermont postmasters
Burials in Vermont