Theodore Sedgwick (lawyer)

Theodore Sedgwick
Engraved circa 1840 by C.C. Ingham and A.L. Dick for the "U.S. Magazine & Democratic Review"
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from Stockbridge
In office
1824–1831
Serving with Richard P. Morgan (from 1828)
Preceded byIsaac Curtis Jr.
Succeeded bySewall Sergeant
Personal details
Born(1780-12-09)December 9, 1780
Sheffield, Massachusetts
DiedNovember 7, 1839(1839-11-07) (aged 58)
Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Resting placeStockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSusan Anne Livingston Ridley (m. 1808-1839, his death)
Children2 (including Theodore Sedgwick III)
Parent(s)Theodore Sedgwick (1746-1813)
Pamela (Dwight) Sedgwick
EducationYale College
OccupationAttorney
Author

Theodore Sedgwick (December 9, 1780 - November 7, 1839) was an American attorney, writer, and Democratic Party politician. Active in New York and Massachusetts, he served several terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1824 to 1831) and was the party's nominee for the United States House of Representatives in 1834 and 1836, and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1839.