Leonard Wilcox was a United States Senator 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...

. His father, Jeduthun Wilcox

Jeduthun Wilcox

Jeduthun Wilcox was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Middletown, Connecticut. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1802. He commenced practice in Orford, New Hampshire....

, was a United States Representative from New Hampshire from 1813 to 1816.

Born in Hanover, New Hampshire

Hanover, New Hampshire

Hanover is a town along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2010 census. CNN and Money magazine rated Hanover the sixth best place to live in America in 2011, and the second best in 2007....

, he graduated from Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...

 in 1817, studied law, was admitted to the bar

Bar (law)

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 in 1820 and commenced practiced in Orford

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:...

. He was a 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...

 from 1828 to 1834, was judge of the superior court

Superior court

In common law systems, a superior court is a court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases...

 from 1838 to 1840, and a bank commissioner from 1838 to 1842.

Wilcox was appointed as a Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

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 to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Franklin Pierce

Franklin Pierce

Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States and is the only President from New Hampshire. Pierce was a Democrat and a "doughface" who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Pierce took part in the Mexican-American War and became a brigadier general in the Army...

. He was subsequently elected and served from March 1, 1842, to March 4, 1843. He resumed the practice of law, was judge of the New Hampshire Court of Common Pleas in 1847-1848, was again appointed judge of the superior court

Superior court

In common law systems, a superior court is a court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases...

 in 1848, and served until his death in Orford in 1850; interment was in the West Congregational Churchyard.

External links

• Leonard Wilcox at Find A Grave
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