Benjamin F. Deming (August 12, 1790July 11, 1834) was an American merchant and politician. He served briefly as a U.S. representative from Vermont for part of one term from 1833 to 1834.
Biography Deming was born in 1790The Descendants of Josiah Churchill (c. 1615–1686) and Elizabeth Foote (1616–1700) in Danville in the Vermont Republic; he pursued academic studies and became a merchant.
Early career He was the clerk of the Caledonia County Court from 1817 until 1833. From 1822 until 1833, he was the probate judge in Vermont, and he served as a member of the Governor's council from 1827 until 1832.
Congress Deming was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-third Congress, and served from March 4, 1833 until his death on July 11, 1834.
Personal life He married Eunice Clark on June 6, 1816. They had five children together.
Death In the summer of 1834, Deming became ill while in Washington, DC and decided to return home. He died in Saratoga Springs, New York en route to his home in Danville. He is interred at the Danville Green Cemetery.United States House of Representatives
See also List of members of the United States Congress who died in office (1790–1899)
References
External links Biographical Directory of the United States Congress – cenotaph at the Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC – grave at the Danville Green Cemetery, Vermont Govtrack.us The Political Graveyard