Henry Dutton

Henry Dutton (February 12, 1796 – April 26, 1869) was an American politician and the 38th Governor of Connecticut.

For other people named Henry Dutton, see Henry Dutton (disambiguation).
Henry Dutton
38th Governor of Connecticut
In office
May 3, 1854 – May 2, 1855
LieutenantAlexander H. Holley
Preceded byCharles H. Pond
Succeeded byWilliam T. Minor
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1828
1834
1838-1839
1850
Personal details
BornFebruary 12, 1796
Plymouth, Connecticut
DiedApril 26, 1869 (aged 73)
Political partyWhig
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Elliot Joy Dutton
Alma materYale University
Professionlawyer, politician
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Biography

Dutton was born in Plymouth, Connecticut on February 12, 1796. He studied at Yale University and graduated in 1818. While he tutored at Yale University from 1821 to 1823, he studied law with the Hon. Roger Minot Sherman. He also was principal at the Fairfield Academy for two years. In 1823 he was admitted to the bar.[1] He married Elizabeth Elliot Joy and they had three daughters and one son.

Career

Dutton moved to Newtown, Connecticut in 1823. He served in the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1828, 1834, 1838, 1839, and 1850. He moved to Bridgeport in 1837, and then to New Haven, Connecticut in 1847 to accept the appointment to become Kent Professor of Law at Yale, a position he held until his death. He was also a member of the Connecticut Senate in 1849. He served as President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate. He was the unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1853 of the Whig Party.

Dutton was elected Governor of Connecticut in 1854 becoming the last Whig to hold that office.[2] although finishing in second place to Democrat Samuel Ingham in the April popular vote; because no candidate received a majority Dutton was elected by a vote of 140 to 93 in the Connecticut General Court (legislature). During his term, the Kansas-Nebraska Bill became law in May 1854, and a prohibition law was also enacted.

In 1855, Dutton ran unsuccessfully for re-election and finished in third place behind both Ingham and the victor William T. Minor. He left office on May 2, 1855. After completing his term, he served on the bench of the Superior Court and the Supreme Court of Errors from 1861 to 1866.[3]

Death

Dutton died on April 26, 1869, and is interred at the Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.

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References
  1. Henry Dutton. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. 1900. p. 338. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  2. "Henry Dutton". National Governors Association. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  3. "Henry Dutton". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2 December 2012.


Party political offices
Preceded by
Green Kendrick		 Whig nominee for Governor of Connecticut
1853, 1854, 1855		 Succeeded by
John A. Rockwell
Political offices
Preceded by
Charles H. Pond		 Governor of Connecticut
1854–1855		 Succeeded by
William T. Minor
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