U.S. Senator, Connecticut Governor. Born the son of U.S. Congressman Simeon Baldwin, he graduated from Yale College in 1811, studied law at the Litchfield Law School, in 1812, was admitted to the bar in 1814 and commenced to practice in New Haven, Connecticut. He was a member of the Connecticut State Senate, (1837-38) and a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, (1840-41). In 1844, he was elected as a Whig the 32nd Governor of Connecticut, serving until 1846. After his term, he was elected as a Whig to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Jabez W. Huntington, serving (1847-51). His last political position was in 1861, as a member of the peace convention held in Washington, D.C., to devise means to prevent the impending Civil War. Connecticut Governor Simeon Eben Baldwin, was his son.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Family Members
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Simeon Baldwin
1761–1851
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Rebecca Sherman Baldwin
1764–1795
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Emily Pitkin Perkins Baldwin
1796–1874
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Rebecca Baldwin
1788–1861
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Ebenezer Baldwin
1790–1837
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Simeon Baldwin
1794–1795
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Elizabeth Baldwin
1804–1822
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Martha Baldwin
1808–1809
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Charles Baldwin
1810–1870
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Edward Law Baldwin
1822–1848
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Elizabeth Wooster Baldwin Whitney
1824–1912
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Ebenezer Baldwin
1828–1836
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Henrietta Perkins Baldwin Foster
1830–1910
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George William Baldwin
1832–1930
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Simeon Eben Baldwin
1840–1927
Flowers
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