American judge
David Allen Smalley
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From 1886's
Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont
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In office
February 3, 1857 ? March 10, 1877
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Appointed by
| Franklin Pierce
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Preceded by
| Samuel Prentiss
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Succeeded by
| Hoyt Henry Wheeler
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In office
1856?1860
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Preceded by
| Robert Milligan McLane
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Succeeded by
| August Belmont
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Born
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1809-04-06
)
April 6, 1809
Middlebury, Vermont
, US
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Died
| March 10, 1877
(1877-03-10)
(aged 67)
Burlington, Vermont
, US
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Resting place
| Greenmount Cemetery
Burlington, Vermont
, US
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Political party
| Democratic
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Spouse
| Laura Barlow (m. 1833)
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Relations
| Bradley Barlow
(brother-in-law)
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Children
| 5
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David Allen Smalley
(April 6, 1809 ? March 10, 1877) was a
United States district judge
of the
United States District Court for the District of Vermont
.
Education and career
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Smalley was born in
Middlebury, Vermont
, on April 6, 1809.
[1]
He graduated from the academy in
St. Albans
,
[2]
read law
[3]
with his uncle's firm, Smalley & Adams, and was
admitted to the bar
in 1831.
[4]
He practiced in
Jericho
, Vermont, where he was also
postmaster
from 1831 to 1836.
[3]
He subsequently relocated, first to
Lowell
, Vermont in 1836, and then to
Burlington
, Vermont from 1836 to 1857.
[3]
He was a member of the
Vermont Senate
from 1843 to 1844.
[3]
He practiced law in Burlington with different partners at different times. One partner was
Edward J. Phelps
, and the firm of Smalley & Phelps included
George F. Edmunds
among those who studied law in their offices.
[5]
At the
1852 Democratic National Convention
he was vice chairman of the Vermont delegation, a member of the platform committee and was selected to serve as Vermont's member of the
Democratic National Committee
.
[6]
President
Franklin Pierce
appointed him Collector of Customs for the District of Vermont on April 6, 1853, and he served until February 16, 1857.
[7]
Again a delegate at the
1856 Democratic National Convention
held in
Cincinnati
,
Ohio
, he was reappointed to the National Committee, and he served as chairman from 1856 to 1860.
[8]
1860 Democratic National Convention
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As Chairman of the Democratic National Committee it was Smalley's task to open the ill-fated
1860 Democratic National Convention
in
Charleston
,
South Carolina
.
[9]
[10]
Federal judicial service
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Smalley was nominated by President
Franklin Pierce
on February 2, 1857, to a seat on the
United States District Court for the District of Vermont
vacated by Judge
Samuel Prentiss
.
[3]
He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
on February 3, 1857, and received his commission the same day.
[3]
His service terminated on March 10, 1877, due to his death in Burlington.
[11]
[12]
He was buried at Greenmount Cemetery in Burlington.
[13]
Honor
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Smalley received an
honorary
Master of Arts
degree from the
University of Vermont
in 1846.
[14]
Family
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In 1833, Smalley married Laura Barlow, the daughter of Bradley Barlow (1770?1836), and sister of
Congressman
Bradley Barlow
. They had five children, four of whom lived to adulthood; Henry Adams; Bradley Barlow; Jacob Meack; and Eugene Allen.
[2]
Henry A. Smalley (1834?1888) attended
Norwich University
and the
University of Vermont
. He was a graduate of the
United States Military Academy
and attained the rank of
brevet
Brigadier General
during the
American Civil War
. He later worked as an engineer for
New York City
, and was responsible for the construction of the
New Croton Aqueduct
.
[15]
Bradley B. Smalley (1835?1909) was a Vermont attorney. He served on the staff of
Governor
Frederick Holbrook
with the rank of
colonel
during the Civil War. Bradley B. Smalley was later appointed Clerk of the United States District Court and Collector of Customs. He also served on the Burlington City Council and was a member of the Democratic National Committee.
[16]
Jacob M. Smalley (1837?1874) was a
United States Navy
veteran who served in the
Union Navy
during the Civil War.
[17]
He subsequently served as a Deputy US Customs Collector
[18]
and Deputy US Marshal
[19]
for Vermont and engaged in business ventures including an ownership stake in Utah's
Bingham Canyon Mine
.
[20]
Eugene A. Smalley (1839?1913) attended the University of Vermont and
Union College
. He enlisted for the Civil War as a
Private
in the
19th Ohio Infantry
. He was subsequently commissioned as a
First Lieutenant
in the
United States Marine Corps
. After his 1866 discharge he was a farmer in
Colchester
, Vermont, and also worked as Vermont's Deputy Customs Collector and Deputy
United States Marshal
.
[21]
[22]
[23]
References
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Biographical Directory of the Federal Judiciary
. Bernan Press. 2001. p. 765.
ISBN
9780890592588
. Retrieved
May 26,
2019
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b
Baldwin, Frederick W. (May 26, 1886).
Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont
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131
. Retrieved
May 26,
2019
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David a. smalley vermont.
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Rann, William S. (1886).
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Dodge, Prentiss Cutler (1912).
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.
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. Bellows Falls, VT. December 29, 1866. p. 5 – via
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"Personal: Jacob M. Smalley, Esq"
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St. Albans Messenger
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"Personal: Jacob M. Smalley of this city"
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