Lucius Benedict Peck

Lucius Benedict Peck (November 17, 1802 – December 28, 1866) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont.

Lucius Benedict Peck
United States Attorney for the District of Vermont
In office 1853–1857
Preceded by	Abel Underwood
Succeeded by	Henry E. Stoughton
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 4th district
In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851
Preceded by	Paul Dillingham
Succeeded by	Thomas Bartlett, Jr.
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office 1838–1839
Preceded by	William Billings
Succeeded by	Royal Wheeler
Personal details
Born	(1802-11-17)November 17, 1802 Waterbury, Vermont, US
Died	December 28, 1866(1866-12-28) (aged 64) Lowell, Massachusetts, US
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Martha Day Peck[1]
Children	Mary Peck
Profession	Politician, Lawyer

Biography

Peck was born in Waterbury, Vermont to General John Peck and Anna Benedict Peck.[2] He pursued classical studies and attended the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York for one year, before resigning due to poor health.[3] He studied law with Vermont Supreme Court Justice Samuel Prentiss,[3] and was admitted to the bar in 1825.[4] Peck began the practice of law in Barre. He served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1838 and 1839.[5] Peck moved to Montpelier, where he continued practicing law.[6]

Peck was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses, serving from March 4, 1847 until March 3, 1851.[7] During the Thirty-first Congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on Manufactures.[8] Peck did not seek renomination in 1850, and was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Vermont. Following the election for governor, Peck resumed the practice of law.

In 1852 Peck was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.[9] Appointed by President Franklin Pierce, Peck served as the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont from 1853 until 1857.[10][11] From 1859 until his death in 1866, Peck served as President of the Vermont and Canada Railroad.[12] In 1864, Peck was counsel for the banks robbed in the St. Albans Raid.[8]

Personal life

Peck married Martha Day on May 22, 1832,[13] and they had one daughter named Mary.[8]

Death

Peck died on December 28, 1866 in Lowell, Massachusetts, and is interred in Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier.[11]

References

1. "Martha Day Peck". Find A Grave. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
2. "Lucius B Peck (1804 - 1866)". Ancestry.com. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
3. "Martha Day Peck". History50States.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
4. "Peck, Lucius Benedict". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
5. "PECK, Lucius Benedict, (1802 - 1866)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
6. Brown, John Howard (2006). The Cyclopedia of American Biography V6: Comprising the Men and Women of the United States Who Have Been Identified with the Growth of the Nation. Kessinger Publishing. p. 191.
7. "Rep. Lucius Peck". Govtrack.us. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
8. "Lucius Benedict Peck". Find A Grave. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
9. Crockett, Walter Hill (1921). Vermont: the Green mountain state, Volume 3. The Century History Company. p. 307.
10. Lanman, Charles (1887). Biographical annals of the civil government of the United States. Joseph M. Morrison. p. 384.
11. "Peck, Lucius Benedict (1802-1866)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
12. Vermont Central Railroad Company (1846). Annual Report of the Directors of the Vermont Central Railroad Company to the Stockholders. E. P. Walton. p. 3.
13. "Martha Day Peck". Find A Grave. Retrieved December 7, 2012.

External links

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Govtrack.us
• The Political Graveyard
• Lucius Benedict Peck at Find a Grave
• History50States.com

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

Party political offices
Preceded by Horatio Needham	Free Soil nominee for Governor of Vermont 1850	Succeeded by Timothy P. Redfield
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Paul Dillingham	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 4th congressional district 1847–1851	Succeeded by Thomas Bartlett, Jr.