Laban Wheaton
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th district |
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In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
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| Preceded by | Elijah Brigham |
| Succeeded by | Marcus Morton |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th district |
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In office March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1815 |
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| Preceded by | Josiah Dean |
| Succeeded by | John Reed Jr. |
| Chief Justice of the Court of Sessions for Bristol County |
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In office May 25, 1819 – 1820 |
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| Preceded by | Josiah Dean |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
| Chief Justice of The Court of Common Pleas of Bristol County |
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In office May 18, 1810 – May 25, 1819 |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
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In office 1803-1808 1825 |
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| Born | March 13, 1754 Mansfield, Massachusetts |
| Died | March 23, 1846 (aged 92) Norton, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Norton Cemetery |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Children | Laban M. Wheaton |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Laban Wheaton (March 13, 1754 – March 23, 1846) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Born in Mansfield, Massachusetts, Wheaton attended Wrentham (Massachusetts) Academy. He was graduated from Harvard College in 1774. He studied theology under a private instructor at . He also studied law.
Wheaton was admitted to the bar in 1788 and commenced practice in Milton, Massachusetts.
Wheaton served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1803-1808, and again in 1825.
Wheaton served as judge of the Bristol County Court. He was appointed chief justice of the court of common pleas of Bristol County May 18, 1810, which position he held until appointed chief justice of the court of sessions for Bristol County on May 25, 1819, but this court was abolished in 1820.
Wheaton was elected as a Federalist to the Eleventh and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1817).
In 1834 Wheaton established the Wheaton Female Seminary (now Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts) as a memorial to his recently deceased daughter.
Wheaton died in Norton, Massachusetts, on March 23, 1846, at the age of 92. He was interred in Norton Cemetery.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
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