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  Collamer, Jacob
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AffiliationRepublican  
  1850-01-10  
 
NameJacob Collamer
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Burlington, Vermont , United States
EmailNone
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Born January 08, 1791
DiedNovember 09, 1865 (74 years)
ContributorU Ole Polecat
Last ModifedChronicler
Jan 08, 2023 11:24am
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Infoa Representative and a Senator from Vermont; born in Troy, N.Y., January 8, 1791; moved with his father to Burlington, Vt.; attended the common schools, and graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington in 1810; served in the War of 1812; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1813 and practiced in Woodstock, Vt., from 1813 to 1833; member, State house of representatives 1821, 1822, 1827, 1828; State's attorney for Windsor County 1822-1824; judge of the superior court 1833-1842; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, and Thirtieth Congresses (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1849); chairman, Committee on Manufactures (Twenty-eighth Congress), Committee on Public Lands (Thirtieth Congress); appointed Postmaster General by President Zachary Taylor 1849-1850; again judge of the superior court of Vermont 1850-1854; elected in 1855 as a Republican to the United States Senate; reelected in 1861 and served from March 4, 1855, until his death in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., November 9, 1865; chairman, Committee on Engrossed Bills (Thirty-fourth Congress), Committee on Post Office and Post Roads (Thirty-seventh through Thirty-ninth Congresses), Committee on Library (Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses); interment in River Street Cemetery.

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  10/16/1860 VT US Senate Won 91.67% (+83.33%)
  05/18/1860 US President - R Convention Lost 1.39% (-46.03%)
  06/19/1856 US Vice President - R Convention Lost 1.86% (-62.87%)
  11/03/1854 VT US Senate Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  03/07/1849 US Postmaster General Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/10/1846 VT - District 02 - Second Trial Won 62.85% (+36.02%)
  09/01/1846 VT - District 02 - First Trial Won 49.42% (+14.52%)
  09/03/1844 VT - District 02 Won 55.43% (+20.13%)
  11/02/1843 VT - District 02 - Second Trial Won 54.10% (+14.68%)
  09/05/1843 VT - District 02 - First Trial Won 48.82% (+8.24%)
  11/11/1828 VT - District 03 - Second Trial Lost 15.16% (-41.52%)
  09/02/1828 VT - District 03 - First Trial Lost 23.35% (-20.87%)
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