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David M. Camp (April 21, 1788–February 20, 1871) was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor from 1836 to 1841 under Governor Silas H. Jennison. ==Biography== David Manning Camp was born in Tunbridge, Vermont on April 21, 1788. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1810, and in 1813 moved to Derby to become a US Customs Collector.〔(History of Hartford, Vermont, July 4, 1761-April 4, 1889 ), by William Howard Tucker, 1889, pages 354 to 355〕〔(A Gazetteer of the State of Vermont ), by Zadock Thompson, 1824, page 116〕〔(General Catalogue of the University of Vermont ), published by the university, 1901, page 39〕 Camp subsequently studied law, attained admission to the bar, and became an attorney in Newport. He served as Orleans County State's Attorney in 1815. He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1825 to 1826 and 1834 to 1835. Camp also served as Orleans County Assistant Judge from 1830 to 1832 and 1834 to 1835.〔(Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont ), by Frederick W. Baldwin, 1886, pages 59 to 64〕 Camp became a Whig when that party was founded and served as Lieutenant Governor from 1836 to 1841. He was the first Lieutenant Governor elected after the creation of the Vermont Senate, and so the first Lieutenant Governor to serve as President of the Senate.〔(Early History of Vermont ), by LaFayette Wilbur, Volume 2, 1900, page 407〕〔(The History of Vermont: With Descriptions, Physical and Topographical ), by Hosea Beckley, 1846, page 183〕〔(Lieutenant Governors, Terms of Service ), Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, Archives and Records Administration, 2011, page 1〕 He was a Delegate to the 1839 Whig national convention.〔(Vermont: The Green Mountain State ), by Walter Hill Crockett, Volume 3, 1921, page 306〕 After serving as Lieutenant Governor Camp won election to the Vermont Senate, serving from 1842 to 1844.〔(History of Bank of Orleans, Irasburgh National Bank of Orleans, Barton National Bank, Barton Savings Bank, and Barton Savings Bank and Trust Company ), edited by Frederick W. Baldwin, 1916, pages 103 to 104〕 Camp served as Orleans County Assistant Judge again in 1843, and also served as Orleans County Superintendent of Schools.〔(The Vermont Historical Gazetteer ), edited by Abby Maria Hemenway, Volume 3, 1877, pages 33 to 34〕 In the 1850s Camp relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where his son Hoel H. Camp was a prominent banker and businessman. He returned to Vermont in the 1860s, settling in Derby Line, where he lived in retirement.〔(The Genealogical and Biographical History of the Manning Families ), by William Henry Manning, 1902, pages 251 to 252〕 Camp died in Derby Line on February 20, 1871.〔Death notice, David M. Camp, North Star newspaper, Danville, March 3, 1871〕〔Obituary, David M. Camp, Anglo-American Times, March 11, 1871〕 He was buried in Derby Center Cemetery.〔(Gravestone photo by contributor Bill McKern ), David M. Camp page, Find A Grave web site, September 1, 2008〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David M. Camp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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