Eliakim Persons Walton | |
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives fromVermont's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | George Tisdale Hodges |
| Succeeded by | Frederick E. Woodbridge |
| Member of theVermont Senate fromWashington County | |
| In office 1874–1878 Serving with Clark King (1st term) Ira Richardson (2nd term) | |
| Preceded by | Heman Carpenter, Clark King |
| Succeeded by | William P. Dillingham, Albert Dwinell |
| Member of theVermont House of Representatives fromMontpelier | |
| In office 1853–1854 | |
| Preceded by | H. H. Reed |
| Succeeded by | Abijah Keith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1812-02-17)February 17, 1812 |
| Died | December 19, 1890(1890-12-19) (aged 78) |
| Resting place | Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vermont |
| Political party | Whig (before 1854) Republican (from 1854) |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Sophia Howes Clara P. Snell Field |
| Profession | Newspaper publisher |
Eliakim "E. P. Walton" Persons Walton (February 17, 1812 – December 19, 1890) was an American journalist, editor and politician. He served as aU.S. Representative fromVermont.
Walton was born inMontpelier, Vermont, to Ezekiel Parker Walton and Prussia Persons. He attended the common schools and theWashington County, Vermont, grammar school. He wasapprenticed to aprinter (publishing). He studied law under United States SenatorSamuel Prentiss, a distant relative.[1] Walton wasadmitted to the bar,[2] but did not engage in the practice of law.
He was involved in journalism and was the editor of"Walton's Vermont Register".[3] He lived inEssex, New York, from 1826 until 1827, and edited and printed his first newspaper in Essex, titled"The Essex County Republican".[4] Walton was the organizer and first president of the Editors and Publishers' Association, holding the office of president for more than twenty years.[5] After the retirement of his father, Eliakim Parker Walton, in 1853, he was sole proprietor of the"Vermont Watchman" until 1868.[6]
Walton was elected to theVermont House of Representatives as aWhig in 1853. He was elected as aRepublican candidate to theThirty-fifth,Thirty-sixth, andThirty-seventh Congresses, serving from March 4, 1857, until March 3, 1863.[7] He declined to be a candidate for reelection and returned to his editorial and literary labors.
In 1864, he was a delegate to theRepublican National Convention,[8] and served as a member of the State constitutional convention in 1870.[9] He served in theVermont State Senate from 1874 and 1878,[10] and was atrustee of theUniversity of Vermont and of the Vermont State Agricultural College from 1875 until 1887. He served as president of theVermont Historical Society from 1876 until 1890. He edited Volume II of the"Collections of the Vermont Historical Society", including theHaldimand Negotiations papers, and edited eight volumes of"Records of the Governor and Council."
Walton married Sarah Sophia Howes. Following Sarah's death, he married Clara P. Snell Field.[11]
Walton died on December 19, 1890, in Montpelier, Vermont. He is interred inGreen Mount Cemetery in Montpelier.[12]
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This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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