Английская Википедия:Ephraim Paddock

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Ephraim Paddock (January 4, 1780 – July 27, 1859) was a Vermont attorney who served as a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1828 to 1831.

Early life

Paddock was born in a portion of Brimfield, Massachusetts that is now the town of Holland on January 4, 1780.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The son of James and Ann (Huxham) Paddock, he was educated in Holland, and worked at a store before deciding to settle in Vermont.Шаблон:Sfn He completed his education at Peacham Academy, and afterwards remained there to teach.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn He then studied law with William A. Griswold and Asa King in Danville, and attained admission to the bar in 1809.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

Career

In addition to building a successful practice in St. Johnsbury, Paddock served as postmaster from 1815 to 1820 and 1827 to 1829.Шаблон:Sfn He was also involved in several other ventures, including farming, sheep raising, and a partnership in a general store.Шаблон:Sfn

He also served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1823 to 1827.Шаблон:Sfn In 1828, he was a delegate to the state constitutional convention.Шаблон:Sfn From 1828 to 1831, Paddock served as a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, appointed following the expansion of the court from four judges to five.Шаблон:Sfn In 1836, Paddock was one of the vice presidents of Caledonia County's Whig Party convention. In 1841, Paddock was a member of the Council of Censors, the body which met every seven years to review actions of Vermont's government and ensure their constitutionality.Шаблон:Sfn

Death and burial

Paddock retired in 1847, and resided in St. Johnsbury until his death on July 27, 1859.Шаблон:Sfn He was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in St. Johnsbury.

Family

In 1807, Paddock married Abigail Phelps of Danville.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn They were the parents of two children, son Horace (1809-1877) and daughter Charlotte (1820-1855).Шаблон:Sfn Charlotte Paddock was the wife of Reverend William W. Thayer.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

Paddock's sister Phebe (1760-1853) was the wife of Joseph Fairbanks (1763-1846).Шаблон:Sfn They were the parents of Thaddeus Fairbanks, Erastus Fairbanks, and Joseph Paddock Fairbanks (1806-1855).Шаблон:Sfn The Fairbanks brothers were the developers of the platform scale, and the founders of the E & T Fairbanks Company.Шаблон:Sfn In addition, Erastus Fairbanks was a prominent Whig and Republican who twice served as Governor of Vermont.Шаблон:Sfn

Phebe Paddock Fairbanks' grandchildren included Horace Fairbanks, who also served as governor, and Franklin Fairbanks, who served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, and was a developer of Winter Park, Florida.Шаблон:Sfn The Fairbanks family was also involved in numerous charitable and civic endeavors throughout St. Johnsbury and the surrounding towns, including the 1842 founding of St. Johnsbury Academy and 1890 founding of the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium.Шаблон:Sfn

Legacy

The Ephraim Paddock House was constructed for Paddock's family in 1820.Шаблон:Sfn This federal style brick mansion on St. Johnsbury's Main Street still stands, and continues to be a private residence.Шаблон:Sfn

Paddock was a talented musician, proficient on several stringed instruments as well as the piano; his home included a piano manufactured by Jonas Chickering.Шаблон:Sfn According to town histories, Paddock's home was a showpiece and tourist destination, with visitors traveling to St. Johnsbury to admire the brickwork, the unique woodwork of the windows and doors, which had been handcrafted by Thaddeus Fairbanks, and Paddock's piano.Шаблон:Sfn

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