William Cahoon
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William Cahoon was a United States politician and US representative from Vermont
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He was born in Providence, Rhode Island
on January 12, 1774. He moved with his parents to Lyndon, Vermont
in 1791 and engaged in milling and agricultural pursuits.
Cahoon was a member of the State house of representatives 1802–1810; succeeded his father as town clerk in 1808; presidential elector in 1808 and voted for Madison and Langdon; county judge 1811–1819; appointed major general in the militia in 1808 and served during the War of 1812; delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1814 and 1828; member of the executive council 1815–1820; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 1820 and 1821 (Democratic-Republican); elected on the Anti-Masonic ticket to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833); unsuccessful candidate in 1832 for reelection to the Twenty-third Congress; died in Lyndon, Vermont on May 30, 1833; interment in Lyndon Town Cemetery, Lyndon Center, Vermont.
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
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He was born in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
on January 12, 1774. He moved with his parents to Lyndon, Vermont
Lyndon, Vermont
Lyndon is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 5,448 at the 2000 census. Lyndon is the home of Lyndon State College. The town contains one incorporated village, Lyndonville and three unincorporated villages: Lyndon, Lyndon Center, and East Lyndon.Lyndon is the...
in 1791 and engaged in milling and agricultural pursuits.
Cahoon was a member of the State house of representatives 1802–1810; succeeded his father as town clerk in 1808; presidential elector in 1808 and voted for Madison and Langdon; county judge 1811–1819; appointed major general in the militia in 1808 and served during the War of 1812; delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1814 and 1828; member of the executive council 1815–1820; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 1820 and 1821 (Democratic-Republican); elected on the Anti-Masonic ticket to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833); unsuccessful candidate in 1832 for reelection to the Twenty-third Congress; died in Lyndon, Vermont on May 30, 1833; interment in Lyndon Town Cemetery, Lyndon Center, Vermont.