Thomas Leverett
{{Short description|American politician (1765–1833)}}
Thomas Leverett (July 10, 1765 – April 8, 1833) was a Vermont government official whose service included several years as Secretary of State of Vermont.
Biography
Thomas Leverett was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 10, 1765, the son of John and Mary Leverett.{{sfn|"Birth Entry for Thomas Leverett"}} As an adult, he resided in Windsor, Vermont, where he was long active in public service.
A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, beginning in 1802 Leverett served as Windsor's postmaster.{{sfn|Chronicles of Windsor, 1761-1975}} He also held several other positions, including auditor of the state treasury,{{sfn|Report of the Auditor in the Treasury Department}} federal collector of internal revenue for the district that included Windsor,{{sfn|Register of All Officers and Agents}} and superintendent of the state prison in Windsor.{{sfn|An Authentic History of the Vermont State Prison}}
From 1806 to 1813, Leverett served as Vermont's Secretary of State.{{sfn|"Vermont Secretaries of State, 1778-Present"}}
Leverett died in Windsor on April 8, 1833.{{sfn|"Obituary, Thomas Leverett"}}{{sfn|"Death and Burial Entry for Thomas Leverett"}} He was buried at Old South Church Cemetery in Windsor.{{sfn|"Death and Burial Entry for Thomas Leverett"}}
Family
On November 6, 1790, Leverett married Susannah (or Susan) Johnson (or Johnstone) at Christ's Church in Middlebury, Connecticut.{{sfn|"Connecticut Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920"}} 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).{{sfn|History of Windsor County, Vermont}}
References
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Sources
=Books=
- {{cite book |last1=Aldrich |first1=Lewis Cass |last2=Holmes |first2=Frank R. |date=1891 |title=History of Windsor County, Vermont |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_2JtQAAAAYAAJ |location=Syracuse, NY |publisher=D. Mason & Co. |pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_2JtQAAAAYAAJ/page/n333 310]–311 |ref={{sfnRef|History of Windsor County, Vermont}}}}
- {{cite book |last=Conlin |first=Katherine E. |date=1977 |title=Chronicles of Windsor, 1761-1975 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3m8jAQAAMAAJ&q=%22thomas+leverett%22 |location=Taftsville, VT |publisher=Countryman Press |page=137 |ref={{sfnRef|Chronicles of Windsor, 1761-1975}}}}
- {{cite book |last=Russell |first=John |date=1812 |title=An Authentic History of the Vermont State Prison, 1807-1812 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FgLZAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA79 |location=Montpelier, VT |publisher=Wright and Sibley |page=79 |ref={{sfnRef|An Authentic History of the Vermont State Prison}}}}
- {{cite book |last=United States Department of State |date=1822 |title=Register of All Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the Service of the United States |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=peZIAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA51 |location=Washington, DC |publisher=Davis & Force |page=51 |ref={{sfnRef|Register of All Officers and Agents}}}}
=Internet=
- {{cite web |url=https://www.sec.state.vt.us/archives-records/state-archives/government-history/government-officials/state-officers/secretaries-of-state.aspx |title=Vermont Secretaries of State, 1778-Present |last=Condos |first=James |date=2011 |website=Vermont Government Officials: State Officers |publisher=Vermont Secretary of State |location=Montpelier, VT |ref={{sfnRef|"Vermont Secretaries of State, 1778-Present"}}}}
- {{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com |title=Connecticut Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 |volume=069, Part 1: Middletown |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Ancestry.com, LLC |location=Provo, UT |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|"Connecticut Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920"}}}}
- {{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/ |title=Massachusetts Town and Vital Records: Boston, 1620-1988; Birth Entry for Thomas Leverett |website=Ancestry.com |location=Provo, UT |publisher=Ancestry.com, LLC |access-date=January 28, 2017 |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|"Birth Entry for Thomas Leverett"}}}}
- {{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/ |title=Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908: Death and Burial Entry for Thomas Leverett |website=Ancestry.com |location=Provo, UT |publisher=Ancestry.com, LLC |access-date=January 28, 2017 |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|"Death and Burial Entry for Thomas Leverett"}}}}
=Newspapers=
- {{cite news |last=Spooner |first=Alden |date=October 31, 1808 |title=Report of the Auditor in the Treasury Department of the State of Vermont |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/ |newspaper=Vermont Journal |location=Windsor, VT |page=3 |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|Report of the Auditor in the Treasury Department}}}}
- {{cite news |date=April 25, 1833 |title=Obituary, Thomas Leverett |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/ |newspaper=American Repository |location=St. Albans, VT |page=3 |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|"Obituary, Thomas Leverett"}}}}
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Category:Politicians from Boston
Category:People from Windsor, Vermont
Category:Politicians from Windsor County, Vermont
Category:Vermont Democratic-Republicans