Laban Wheaton | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | Josiah Dean |
| Succeeded by | Marcus Morton (10th) |
| Constituency | 9th district (1809–15) 10th district (1815–17) |
| Chief Justice of the Court of Sessions for Bristol County | |
| In office May 25, 1819 – 1820 | |
| Preceded by | Josiah Dean[1] |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
| Chief Justice of The Court of Common Pleas of Bristol County | |
| In office May 18, 1810 – May 25, 1819 | |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1803-1808 1825 | |
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| Born | (1754-03-13)March 13, 1754 |
| Died | March 23, 1846(1846-03-23) (aged 92) Norton,Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Norton Cemetery |
| Party | Federalist |
| Children | Laban M. Wheaton[2] Eliza Wheaton Strong |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Laban Wheaton (March 13, 1754 – March 23, 1846) was aU.S. representative fromMassachusetts.
Born inMansfield in theProvince of Massachusetts Bay, Wheaton attended Wrentham Academy. He was graduated fromHarvard College in 1774. He studied theology under a private instructor atWoodstock, Connecticut. He also studied law.
Wheaton wasadmitted to the bar in 1788 and commenced practice inMilton, Massachusetts.
Wheaton served as member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1803–1808, and again in 1825.
Wheaton served as judge of theBristol County Court.He was appointed chief justice of the court of common pleas ofBristol County May 18, 1810, which position he held until appointed chief justice of the court of sessions forBristol County[1] on May 25, 1819, but this court was abolished in 1820.[3]
Wheaton was elected as aFederalist to theEleventh and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1817).
In 1834 Wheaton established the Wheaton Female Seminary (nowWheaton College inNorton, Massachusetts) as a memorial to his recently deceased daughter, Eliza Wheaton Strong.
Wheaton died inNorton, Massachusetts, on March 23, 1846, at the age of 92. He was interred inNorton Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 9th congressional district March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1815 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 10th congressional district March 3, 1815 – 1817 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Judge of the Bristol County Court | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas of Bristol County May 18, 1810 – May 25, 1819 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Justice of the Court of Sessions for Bristol County May 25, 1819 – 1820 | Succeeded by Office Abolished |
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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