Silas H. Jennison
Encyclopedia
Silas Hemenway Jennison (May 17, 1791 – September 30, 1849) was an American Whig
politician.
to Levi Jennison and Ruth Hemenway. He married Marilla Hanks Bush on May 3, 1814 and they had five children; Lurana Sandford, Levi, Ruth, Sara Cary and Laura Louisa. He was a town representative from 1829 to 1835; associate county judge for six years; a member of the State council forthree years; lieutenant governor of Vermont. He was the 14th Governor of Vermont from 1835 to 1841. He declined reelection in 1840 and moved to the office of judge of probate in 1841. After protracted sickness and suffering, he died on September 30, 1849 in Shoreham, Vermont
. He is buried in Jenison Cemetery, Shoreham, Vermont
.
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
politician.
Biography
Jennison was born in Shoreham, VermontShoreham, Vermont
Shoreham is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,222 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 46.3 square miles , of which 43.5 square miles is land and 2.8 square miles is...
to Levi Jennison and Ruth Hemenway. He married Marilla Hanks Bush on May 3, 1814 and they had five children; Lurana Sandford, Levi, Ruth, Sara Cary and Laura Louisa. He was a town representative from 1829 to 1835; associate county judge for six years; a member of the State council forthree years; lieutenant governor of Vermont. He was the 14th Governor of Vermont from 1835 to 1841. He declined reelection in 1840 and moved to the office of judge of probate in 1841. After protracted sickness and suffering, he died on September 30, 1849 in Shoreham, Vermont
Shoreham, Vermont
Shoreham is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,222 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 46.3 square miles , of which 43.5 square miles is land and 2.8 square miles is...
. He is buried in Jenison Cemetery, Shoreham, Vermont
Shoreham, Vermont
Shoreham is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,222 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 46.3 square miles , of which 43.5 square miles is land and 2.8 square miles is...
.
Sources
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jennison-jewell.html
- http://www.leg.state.vt.us/HouseClerk/History%20of%20Elected%20Officials%20Site/Lieutenant%20Governors%20List.htm
- http://www.heywoods.info/j/SJennison08.html
- Vermont Historical Magazine, No. XI, October 1867, p 101