Paul Dillingham

Paul Dillingham Jr.
29th Governor of Vermont
In office
October 13, 1865 – October 13, 1867
LieutenantAbraham B. Gardner
Preceded byJ. Gregory Smith
Succeeded byJohn B. Page
24th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office
1862–1865
GovernorJ. Gregory Smith
Preceded byLevi Underwood
Succeeded byAbraham B. Gardner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Vermont's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Preceded byAugustus Young
Succeeded byLucius B. Peck
Member of the Vermont Senate from Washington County
In office
1861–1862
Serving with Charles W. Willard
Preceded byCalvin Fullerton, Charles W. Willard
Succeeded byRoderick Richardson, Addison Peck, Philander D. Bradford
In office
1841–1843
Serving with Nathaniel Eaton (1841), Wooster Sprague (1842)
Preceded byLeonard Keith, Leander Warren, Isaac T. Davis
Succeeded byWooster Sprague, Jacob Scott
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Waterbury
In office
1837–1840
Preceded byThaddeus Clough
Succeeded byWilliam W. Wells
In office
1833–1835
Preceded byAmasa Pride
Succeeded byNone (no selection in 1835)
State's Attorney of Washington County, Vermont
In office
1835–1839
Preceded byAzel Spaulding
Succeeded byHomer W. Heaton
Personal details
Born(1799-08-10)August 10, 1799
Shutesbury, Massachusetts, US
DiedJuly 26, 1891(1891-07-26) (aged 91)
Waterbury, Vermont, US
Resting placeVillage Cemetery,
Waterbury, Vermont
Political partyDemocratic (before 1860)
Republican (from 1860)
Spouse(s)Sarah Partridge Carpenter Dillingham
Julia Carpenter Dillingham
RelationsMatthew H. Carpenter (son in law)
Children7, including William Paul Dillingham
ProfessionAttorney
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Paul Dillingham Jr. (August 10, 1799 – July 26, 1891) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont, the 24th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1862 to 1865, and the 29th governor of Vermont from 1865 to 1867.