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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New HampshireBENTON, Jacob
(1814—1892)
BENTON, Jacob, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Waterford, Caledonia County, Vt., August 19, 1814; attended the common schools, Lyndon (Vt.) Academy, and Randolph (Vt.) Academy, and was graduated from Burr and Burton Seminary at Manchester in 1839; taught school for several years; moved to Lancaster, Coos County, N.H., in 1842; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Lancaster; member of the State house of representatives 1854-1856; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860; brigadier general, commanding State Volunteers; elected as a Republican to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses (March 4, 1867-March 3, 1871); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1870; resumed the practice of law; died in Lancaster, Coos County, N.H., September 29, 1892; interment in the Summer Street Cemetery.
Benton, Jacob. Reconstruction and the record and policy of the Democratic party. Speech of Hon. Jacob Benton, of New Hampshire, in the House of Representatives, February 25, 1868
. [Washington: Printed at the Congressional Globe
Office, 1868].
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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