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Lucius Benedict Peck
United States Attorney for the District of Vermont
In office
1853–1857
PresidentFranklin Pierce
Preceded byAbel Underwood
Succeeded byHenry E. Stoughton
Member of the
United States House of Representatives
from Vermont's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851
Preceded byPaul Dillingham
Succeeded byThomas Bartlett, Jr.
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
1838–1839
Preceded byWilliam Billings
Succeeded byRoyal Wheeler
Personal details
Born(1802-11-17)November 17, 1802
Waterbury, Vermont, US
DiedDecember 28, 1866(1866-12-28) (aged 64)
Lowell, Massachusetts, US
Resting placeGreen Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vermont
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMartha Day Peck
ChildrenMary Peck
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer

Lucius Benedict Peck (November 17, 1802 – December 28, 1866) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont.

Biography[edit]

Peck was born in Waterbury, Vermont, to General John Peck and Anna Benedict Peck.[1] He pursued classical studies and attended the United States Military AcademyinWest Point, New York, for one year, before resigning due to poor health.[2] He studied law with Vermont Supreme Court Justice Samuel Prentiss,[2] and was admitted to the bar in 1825.[3] Peck began the practice of lawinBarre. He served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1838 and 1839.[4] Peck moved to Montpelier, where he continued practicing law.[5]

Peck was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses, serving from March 4, 1847, until March 3, 1851.[6] During the Thirty-first Congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on Manufactures.[7] Peck did not seek renomination in 1850, and was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Vermont. Following the election for governor, Peck resumed the practice of law.

In 1852 Peck was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.[8] Appointed by President Franklin Pierce, Peck served as the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont from 1853 until 1857.[9][10] From 1859 until his death in 1866, Peck served as President of the Vermont and Canada Railroad.[11] In 1864, Peck was counsel for the banks robbed in the St. Albans Raid.[7]

Personal life[edit]

Peck married Martha Day on May 22, 1832,[12] and they had one daughter named Mary.[7]

Death[edit]

Peck died on December 28, 1866, in Lowell, Massachusetts, and is interred in Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lucius B Peck (1804 - 1866)". Ancestry.com. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  • ^ a b "Martha Day Peck". History50States.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  • ^ "Peck, Lucius Benedict". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  • ^ "PECK, Lucius Benedict, (1802 - 1866)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  • ^ Brown, John Howard (2006). The Cyclopedia of American Biography V6: Comprising the Men and Women of the United States Who Have Been Identified with the Growth of the Nation. Kessinger Publishing. p. 191. ISBN 9781428640511.
  • ^ "Rep. Lucius Peck". Govtrack.us. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  • ^ a b c "Lucius Benedict Peck". Find A Grave. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  • ^ Crockett, Walter Hill (1921). Vermont: the Green mountain state, Volume 3. The Century History Company. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-7884-4806-5.
  • ^ Lanman, Charles (1887). Biographical annals of the civil government of the United States. Joseph M. Morrison. p. 384.
  • ^ a b "Peck, Lucius Benedict (1802-1866)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  • ^ Vermont Central Railroad Company (1846). Annual Report of the Directors of the Vermont Central Railroad Company to the Stockholders. E. P. Walton. p. 3.
  • ^ "Martha Day Peck". Find A Grave. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
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    Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

    Party political offices
    Preceded by

    Horatio Needham

    Free Soil nominee for Governor of Vermont
    1850
    Succeeded by

    Timothy P. Redfield

    U.S. House of Representatives
    Preceded by

    Paul Dillingham

    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from Vermont's 4th congressional district

    1847–1851
    Succeeded by

    Thomas Bartlett, Jr.


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