Luther Badger

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Luther Badger

| image = Luther Badger.jpg

| state = New York

| district = 23rd

| term_start = March 4, 1825

| term_end = March 3, 1827

| preceded = Elisha Litchfield

| succeeded = Jonas Earll, Jr.

| birth_date = {{birth date text|April 10, 1785}}

| death_date = {{death-date and age|October 30, 1868|April 10, 1785}}

| birth_place = Partridgefield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

| death_place = Jordan, Onondaga County, New York

| citizenship = {{US}}

| spouse = Eunice Wells Badger

Betsey (Dimock) Avery Badger

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| profession = lawyer

politician

judge

| party = Adams

Whig Party

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|allegiance = {{flagicon|United States of America}} United States of America

|branch = New York State Militia

|serviceyears = 1812–1827

|rank = sergeant major

quartermaster

brigadier general

judge advocate

|unit = 27th Brigade of Infantry

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Luther Badger (April 10, 1785 – October 30, 1868) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Early life and education

Badger was born in Partridgefield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts the son of Lemuel and Sabra (Smith) Badger. In 1786, the family removed to a farm on the bank of the Susquehanna River in Harpursville, Broome County, NY. He attended Hamilton-Oneida Academy for two years but did not graduate. During his college career, he taught in the common schools.

Career

In 1807, Badger began to study law with William Eager in Jamesville, and in 1810 entered the law office of Randall & Wattles in New Hartford. In 1811, he married Eunice Wells.{{cite web|title=Luther Badger|url=http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p48.htm#i1438|publisher=Badger Genealogy|accessdate=August 8, 2013}} He was admitted to the bar in 1812, and practiced in Jamesville until 1824 when he retired from the bar.{{cite book|title=Who Was Who in American History - the Military|date=1975|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|location=Chicago|isbn=0837932017|page=22}}

Badger joined the New York State Militia as a sergeant major, was promoted to quartermaster in 1812, eventually became a brigadier general in 1819, and was judge advocate of the 27th Brigade of Infantry from 1820 to 1827 when he retired from military service.

Elected as an Adams man to the 19th United States Congress, Badger served as U.S. Representative for the twenty-third district of New York from March 4, 1825, to March 3, 1827. Afterwards, he engaged in mercantile pursuits.

In 1832, he returned to his old home in Harpursville and resumed the practice of law. He was District Attorney of Broome County from 1847 to 1849, when he resigned and resumed his private practice in Jordan, NY.

Personal life

On August 28, 1845, he married Betsey (Dimock) Avery, sister of Davis Dimock, Jr.

Death and legacy

Badger died on October 30, 1868, in Jordan, Onondaga County, New York; and was buried at the Jordan Cemetery.

References

External links

[https://books.google.com/books?id=E3sFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA71 The New York Civil List] compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 71 and 370; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_g4kDAAAAYAAJ/page/n191 Monthly Biographical Magazine] edited by John Livingston (New York and London, 1852; pages 117ff, with portrait)
[https://books.google.com/books?id=IxcXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA330 The New York Annual Register] by Edwin Williams (New York, 1834; page 330)
[https://books.google.com/books?id=x8xu-WZU2yQC&pg=PA529 The Papers of Henry Clay] (Vol. 6; page 529)

{{US House succession box |

state=New York |

district=23 |

before=Elisha Litchfield |

after=Jonas Earll, Jr. |

years=1825–1827

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Category:1785 births

Category:1868 deaths

Category:People from Peru, Massachusetts

Category:Hamilton College (New York) alumni

Category:County district attorneys in New York (state)