Chauncey Langdon
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name= Chauncey Langdon
| image= Chauncey Langdon.jpg
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| term_start=
| term_end=
| preceded=
| succeeded=
| order1= Member of the
United States House of Representatives
from Vermont's at-large district
| term_start1= March 4, 1815
| term_end1= March 3, 1817
| predecessor1= James Fisk
| successor1= Charles Rich
| office4 = Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
| term4 = 1813–1814
1817
1819–1820
1822
| birth_date= {{Birth date|1763|11|8|mf=y}}
| birth_place =Farmington, Connecticut Colony, British America |
| death_date= {{Death date and age|1830|7|23|1763|11|8|mf=y}}
| death_place= Castleton, Vermont, U.S. |
| state= Vermont
| spouse= Lucy Nona Lathrop Langdon
| children = Benjamin Franklin Langdon and Lucy Green Langdon Williams
| profession= Politician, Lawyer, Judge
| religion=
| party = Federalist Party (United States)
}}
Chauncey Langdon (November 8, 1763{{spnd}}July 23, 1830) was an American politician, lawyer and judge. He served as a United States Representative from Vermont.
Early life
Langdon was born to Ebenezer and Katherine (Green) Langdon in Farmington in the Connecticut Colony. Pursuing classical studies, he graduated from Yale College in 1787, where he was a member of Brothers in Unity.{{cite book|last=Dexter|first=Franklin Bowditch|title=Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College: July 1778-June 1792|year=1907|publisher=Holt|pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographicalske05dextgoog/page/n567 553]|url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalske05dextgoog }} He then studied at the Litchfield Law School and with Judge Sylvester Gilbert, of Hebron, Connecticut, and was admitted to the bar. He began the practice of law in Castleton, Vermont.
Career
Langdon became an active Federalist. He practiced law in Windsor, but later returned to Castleton. He served as the Rutland County Register of Probate from 1792 to 1794, in 1796, and again in 1813. He was Judge of Probate in 1798 and 1799. In 1808 he served on the state Executive Council.{{cite book|last=Dexter|first=Franklin Bowditch|title=Biographical sketches of the graduates of Yale College, with annals of the college history (|year=1907|publisher=H. Holt and Company|pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographicalske05dextgoog/page/n570 556]|url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalske05dextgoog }} He received an honorary degree at Middlebury Collegein Vermont in 1803 and was a trustee from 1811 until his death. He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1813, 1814, 1817, 1819, 1820, and 1822.{{cite web|title=Chauncey Langdon|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000066|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=November 23, 2012}}
Langdon was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1815, until March 3, 1817.{{cite web|title=Chauncey Langdon|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/chauncey_langdon/406575|publisher=Govtrack US Congress|accessdate=November 23, 2012}} He was not a candidate for renomination to the Fifteenth Congress. He was again elected to the Executive Council and served from 1823 until his death.{{cite book|last=Dexter|first=Franklin Bowditch|title=Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College: July 1778-June 1792|year=1907|publisher=Holt|pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographicalske05dextgoog/page/n567 553]|url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalske05dextgoog }}
Family life
He married Lucy Nona Lathrop Langdon on April 7, 1789. They had one son, Benjamin Franklin Langdon,{{cite web|title=Chauncey Langdon|url=http://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org/ledger/students/1487|publisher=Litchfield Historical Society|accessdate=November 23, 2012}} and one daughter, Lucy Green Langdon Williams, who married Governor Charles K. Williams.{{cite web|title=Chauncey Langdon|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/langdon.html#819.54.69|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=November 23, 2012}}
Death
Langdon died in Castleton on July 23, 1830. He was also an officer of the Vermont Bible Society.
References
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External links
{{CongBio|L000066}}
- [http://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org/ledger/students/1487 Litchfield Historical Society]
- [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/chauncey_langdon/406575 Chauncey Langdon]
- {{Find a Grave|7180188}}
- [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/langdon.html#819.54.69 The Political Graveyard]
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Category:People from Farmington, Connecticut
Category:People from colonial Connecticut
Category:American people of English descent
Category:Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont
Category:People from Castleton, Vermont
Category:Vermont state court judges
Category:Litchfield Law School alumni
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
Category:19th-century members of the Vermont General Assembly