Ephraim Paddock
Ephraim Paddock | |
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| File:Ephraim Paddock (Vermont Supreme Court Judge).jpg From 1887's Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, Vt. 1764-1887 | |
| Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court | |
| In office 1828–1831 | |
| Preceded by | None (New seat) |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Baylies |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from St. Johnsbury | |
| In office 1823–1827 | |
| Preceded by | Abner Miles |
| Succeeded by | Ariel Goodrich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 4, 1780 |
| Died | July 27, 1859 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vermont |
| Party | Whig |
| Spouse | Abigail Phelps (m. 1807-1859, his death) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | James Paddock Ann (Huxham) Paddock |
| Education | Peacham Academy, Peacham, Vermont |
| Profession | Attorney |
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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
[edit | edit source]Paddock was born in a portion of Brimfield, Massachusetts that is now the town of Holland on January 4, 1780.[1][2] The son of James and Ann (Huxham) Paddock, he was educated in Holland, and worked at a store before deciding to settle in Vermont.[2] He completed his education at Peacham Academy, and afterwards remained there to teach.[2][3] He then studied law with William A. Griswold and Asa King in Danville, and attained admission to the bar in 1809.[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]In addition to building a successful practice in St. Johnsbury, Paddock served as postmaster from 1815 to 1820 and 1827 to 1829.[4] He was also involved in several other ventures, including farming, sheep raising, and a partnership in a general store.[5]
He also served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1823 to 1827.[6] In 1828, he was a delegate to the state constitutional convention.[7] 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.[7] In 1836, Paddock was one of the vice presidents of Caledonia County's Whig Party convention.[8] 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.[7]
Death and burial
[edit | edit source]Paddock retired in 1847, and resided in St. Johnsbury until his death on July 27, 1859.[3] He was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in St. Johnsbury.
Family
[edit | edit source]In 1807, Paddock married Abigail Phelps of Danville.[2][9] They were the parents of two children, son Horace (1809-1877) and daughter Charlotte (1820-1855).[9] Charlotte Paddock was the wife of Reverend William W. Thayer.[2][9]
Paddock's sister Phebe (1760-1853) was the wife of Joseph Fairbanks (1763-1846).[10] They were the parents of Thaddeus Fairbanks, Erastus Fairbanks, and Joseph Paddock Fairbanks (1806-1855).[10] The Fairbanks brothers were the developers of the platform scale, and the founders of the E & T Fairbanks Company.[10] In addition, Erastus Fairbanks was a prominent Whig and Republican who twice served as Governor of Vermont.[10]
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.[10] 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.[11]
Legacy
[edit | edit source]The Ephraim Paddock House was constructed for Paddock's family in 1820.[12] This federal style brick mansion on St. Johnsbury's Main Street still stands, and continues to be a private residence.[12]
Paddock was a talented musician, proficient on several stringed instruments as well as the piano; his home included a piano manufactured by Jonas Chickering.[13] 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.[13]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, Vt. 1764-1887, p. 84.
- ^ a b c d e f "Obituary, Ephraim Paddock", pp. 286–287.
- ^ a b The Town of St. Johnsbury, Vt., p. 204.
- ^ The Town of St. Johnsbury, Vt., p. 484.
- ^ The Town of St. Johnsbury, Vt., pp. 197, 202.
- ^ The Town of St. Johnsbury, Vt., p. 570.
- ^ a b c Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography, p. 84.
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- ^ a b c Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont, p. 36.
- ^ a b c d e Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, Vt. 1764-1887, pp. 327–329.
- ^ "Our History".
- ^ a b "The Ephraim Paddock House".
- ^ a b The Town of St. Johnsbury, Vt., pp. 205–206.
Sources
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Magazines
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- 1780 births
- 1859 deaths
- People from Holland, Massachusetts
- People from St. Johnsbury, Vermont
- Vermont lawyers
- Vermont Whigs
- Members of the Vermont House of Representatives
- Vermont postmasters
- Justices of the Vermont Supreme Court
- U.S. state supreme court judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law
- 19th-century Vermont state court judges
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century members of the Vermont General Assembly