William Hebard was a United States Representative from Vermont

Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...

. He was born in Windham, Connecticut

Windham, Connecticut

Windham is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. It contains the city of Willimantic and the villages of Windham Center, North Windham, and South Windham. The city of Willimantic was consolidated with the town in 1983...

. He attended the common schools and the Orange County Grammar School in Randolph, Vermont

Randolph, Vermont

Randolph is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,853 at the 2000 census, making Randolph the largest town in Orange County. The town is a commercial center for many of the smaller, rural farming communities that surround it....

. He studied law

Law

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, was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice in East Randolph, Vermont. Eventually, he served as prosecuting attorney of Orange County 1832-1836.

Hebard was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives

Vermont House of Representatives

The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members. Vermont legislative districting divides representing districts into 66 single-member districts and 42 two-member...

 in 1835. This was followed by service in the Vermont Senate

Vermont Senate

The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The Senate consists of 30 members. Senate districting divides the 30 members into three single-member districts, six two-member districts, three three-member districts, and one...

 in 1836 and 1838. He also was a judge

Judge

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 of probate of Randolph district in 1838, 1840, and 1841 and again a member of the Vermont House of Representatives 1840-1842, 1858, 1859, 1864, 1865, and 1872. Returning to the bench, he was elected associate judge of the Vermont Supreme Court

Vermont Supreme Court

The Vermont Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority of the U.S. state of Vermont and is one of seven state courts of Vermont.The Court consists of a chief justice and four associate justices; the Court mostly hears appeals of cases that have been decided by other courts...

 in 1842 and 1844.

Hebard moved to Chelsea, Vermont

Chelsea, Vermont

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 in 1845. He was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1853). Named a delegate, he was active at state constitutional convention in 1857 and he was again a member of the general assembly in 1858, 1859, 1864, 1865, and 1872. He resumed the practice of law and was named a delegate to the Republican National Convention

Republican National Convention

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 in 1860. He died in Chelsea, Vermont in 1875 and was buried in the Old Cemetery, Randolph Center, Vermont.