Jeduthun Wilcox was a United States Representative from New Hampshire

New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...

. He was born in Middletown, Connecticut

Middletown, Connecticut

Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central...

. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1802. He commenced practice in Orford, New Hampshire

Orford, New Hampshire

Orford is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,237 at the 2010 census. The Appalachian Trail crosses in the east.-History:...

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Wilcox served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives

New Hampshire House of Representatives

The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 103 districts across the state, created from divisions of the state's counties. On average, each legislator represents about 3,300...

 1809-1811. He was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses (March 4, 1813-March 3, 1817). He died in Orford, New Hampshire in 1838 and was buried in Orford Cemetery. His son Leonard Wilcox

Leonard Wilcox

Leonard Wilcox was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. His father, Jeduthun Wilcox, was a United States Representative from New Hampshire from 1813 to 1816....

 served as a United States Senator from New Hampshire.