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thumb Asa Wentworth, Jr. (April 4, 1797 – August 7, 1882) was a Vermont businessman and politician who served as President of the Vermont State Senate. ==Biography== Asa Wentworth, Jr. was born in Alstead, New Hampshire on April 4, 1797. He was raised and educated in Alstead, became active in business, and represented Alstead as a Whig in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1828 to 1829, and again in 1832.〔(Abby Maria Hemenway ), The Vermont Historical Gazetteer, Volume 5, 1891, page 515〕 Wentworth was also active in the New Hampshire militia, and attained the rank of Colonel.〔(John Farmer, G. Parker Lyon ), The New Hampshire Annual Register, 1830, page 79〕〔(John Farmer, G. Parker Lyon ), The New Hampshire Annual Register, 1831, page 61〕 Wentworth subsequently relocated to Bellows Falls, Vermont. He was a Vice President of the Bellows Falls Savings Institution, and later a Director of the Bellows Falls National Bank.〔(Hamilton Child ), Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windham County, Vt., 1724-1884, 1884, page 292〕 In addition he operated a hardware business with his brother, A. & J. H. Wentworth.〔(Hemenway ), The Vermont Historical Gazetteer〕 Active in local government, Wentworth served as Rockingham's Town Treasurer from 1846 to 1870, and was also the longtime Treasurer of Rockingham's School District.〔(Lyman Simpson Hayes ), History of the Town of Rockingham, Vermont, 1907, pages 528 to 532〕 Maintaining his Whig affiliation until joining the Republican Party at its founding, Wentworth served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1838 to 1839 and 1848 to 1849.〔(Vermont General Assembly ), Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont, 1839, page 3〕〔(Albany Evening Journal ), September 7, 1848〕 He served in the Vermont Senate from 1851 to 1852 was Senate President.〔(Vermont General Assembly ), Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont, 1851, page 165〕 Wentworth returned to the Vermont House from 1852 to 1853 and again in 1856.〔(Hayes ), History of the Town of Rockingham, Vermont〕 Asa Wentworth, Jr, died in Bellows Falls on August 7, 1882. He was buried in Bellows Falls's Immanuel Cemetery.〔(Hemenway ), The Vermont Historical Gazetteer〕 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「Asa Wentworth, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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