Chauncey Langdon | |
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Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's At-large district |
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In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
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Preceded by | James Fisk |
Succeeded by | Charles Rich |
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
In office 1813–1814 1817 1819–1820 1822 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Farmington, Connecticut, U.S. |
November 8, 1763
Died | July 23, 1830 Castleton, Vermont, U.S. |
(aged 66)
Political party | Federalist Party (United States) |
Spouse(s) | Lucy Nona Lathrop Langdon |
Children | Benjamin Franklin Langdon and Lucy Green Langdon Williams |
Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Judge |
Chauncey Langdon (November 8, 1763 – July 23, 1830) was an American politician, lawyer and judge. He served as a United States Representative from Vermont.
Langdon was born to Ebenezer and Katherine (Green) Langdon in Farmington, Connecticut. Pursuing classical studies, he graduated from Yale College in 1787. He then studied at the Litchfield Law School and with Judge Sylvester Gilbert, of Hebron, Connecticut, and was admitted to the bar. He began the practice of law in Castleton, Vermont.
Langdon became an active Federalist. He practiced law in Windsor, but later returned to Castleton. He served as the Rutland County Register of Probate from 1792 to 1794, in 1796, and again in 1813. He was Judge of Probate in 1798 and 1799. In 1808 he served on the state Executive Council. He received an honorary degree at Middlebury Collegein Vermont in 1803 and was a trustee from 1811 until his death. He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1813, 1814, 1817, 1819, 1820, and 1822.
Langdon was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1815 until March 3, 1817. He was not a candidate for renomination to the Fifteenth Congress. He was again elected to the Executive Council and served from 1823 until his death.