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Walter Booth

Free Soil Representative of Connecticut's 2nd district

  • Representative

    Connecticut, district 2

    December 3, 1849 - March 3, 1851

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Congresses Served

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House Terms

December 8, 1791 (78 years old)

Birthday

April 30, 1870

Death

  • Major General in the Connecticut Militia, serving in various capacities from 1825 to 1834
  • Co-founder of the Meriden National Bank in 1833, which is the oldest bank in that city
  • Served as a judge of the county court in 1834
  • Became President of the Meriden National Bank in 1836
  • Served in the Connecticut State House of Representatives in 1838
  • Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Free-Soiler, serving from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1851
  • Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to Congress in 1850
  • Resumed manufacturing pursuits after his political career
  • Died in Meriden, Connecticut, and was buried in East Cemetery