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Chauncey Fitch Cleveland | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | John A. Rockwell |
| Succeeded by | Nathan Belcher |
| 31st Governor of Connecticut | |
| In office May 4, 1842 – May 1, 1844 | |
| Lieutenant | William S. Holabird |
| Preceded by | William W. Ellsworth |
| Succeeded by | Roger Sherman Baldwin |
| Member of theConnecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office 1826-1829 1832 1835 1836 1847 1848 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 16, 1799 |
| Died | June 6, 1887 (aged 88) |
| Party | Democratic (1826–1853) Republican (1854–1887) |
| Spouse(s) | Diantha Hovey Helen Cornelia Litchfield |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland (February 16, 1799 – June 6, 1887) was an American politician, aUnited States representative and the31st governor of Connecticut.
Born inCanterbury, Connecticut, Cleveland attended the common schools and taught school from the age of fifteen to twenty. He studied law, was admitted to thebar in 1819 and commenced practice inHampton.[1] He was married, December 13, 1821, to Diantha Hovey (1800–1867); was married, January 22, 1869, to Helen Cornelia Litchfield.[2]
Cleveland was a member of theConnecticut House of Representatives from 1826 to 1829, 1832, 1835, 1836, 1838, 1847, and 1848, and served as itsspeaker in 1836 and 1838. He wasstate's attorney in 1832 and state bank commissioner in 1838. In 1841 he moved toNorwich, Connecticut.
Elected governor of the state by the Democratic party in 1842, and again in 1843, Cleveland wasgovernor of Connecticut from May 4, 1842, to May 1, 1844.[3] He then resumed the practice of law inHampton.
Elected as aDemocrat to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses, Cleveland held office from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1853.[4]
Previous to the breaking out of theCivil War, Cleveland had become affiliated with theRepublican Party upon its organization. He was a strong supporter of the government during the war, and for several years thereafter he acted with that party. He was a delegate to theRepublican National Conventions of 1856 and 1860, and was a Presidential Elector on the Republican ticket in 1860. In 1861, he was a member of thePeace Congress held inWashington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.[5]
Cleveland was again a member of the state house of representatives in 1863 and 1866, serving as speaker in the former year. He retired from public life and engaged in agricultural pursuits and the practice of law.
Cleveland died inHampton, Connecticut in 1887, aged 88. He is interred at South Cemetery there.[6]
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| Preceded by Francis H. Nicoll | Democratic nominee forGovernor of Connecticut 1842,1843,1844 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's 3rd congressional district 1849—1853 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Connecticut 1842-1843 | Succeeded by |
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