Benjamin F. Deming

Benjamin F. Deming (January 1, 1790 – July 11, 1834) was an American merchant and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont.

Biography
Deming was born in Danville, Vermont; he pursued academic studies and became a merchant. He was the clerk of the Caledonia County Court from 1817 until 1833. From 1822 until 1833, he was the probate judge in Vermont, and he served as a member of the Governor's council from 1827 until 1832. Deming was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-third Congress, and served from March 4, 1833 until his death on July 11, 1834.

Personal life
He married Eunice Clark on June 6, 1816. They had five children together; Harriet Deming, Henry Hopkins Deming, Charles Deming, Franklin Deming and William Deming.

Death
In the summer of 1834, Deming became ill while in Washington, DC and decided to return home. He died in Saratoga Springs, New York en route to his home in Danville. He is interred at the Danville Green Cemetery.

A cenotaph for Deming is located in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

See also
List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

References

External links
 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
 
 Govtrack.us
 The Political Graveyard

Category:1790 births
Category:1834 deaths
Category:People from Danville, Vermont
Category:Anti-Masonic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont
Category:Vermont state court judges