American politician
Seneca M. Dorr (August 14, 1820 – December 3, 1884) was a Vermont lawyer , judge and politician who served as President of the Vermont Senate . He was the husband of author Julia C. R. Dorr .
Biography
Julia C. R. Dorr, wife of Seneca M. Dorr.
Seneca Milo Dorr was born in Chatham Center, New York on August 14, 1820. An acquaintance of Martin Van Buren , he studied law, passed the bar, and practiced in Ghent . In 1857, he moved to Rutland, Vermont , where he practiced law and became active in the marble business. Dorr also became involved in banking and stockbrokerage .[ 1]
Originally a Democrat , Dorr opposed slavery and as a result joined the Free Soil movement and later became a Republican .[ 2]
In 1863 Dorr served on the Vermont Council of Censors , and he was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1863 to 1865.[ 3] [ 4] From 1865 to 1866, Dorr served in the Vermont Senate , and was the Senate's President pro tempore.[ 5] From 1876 to 1877, Dorr served as Rutland County Assistant Judge .[ 6]
Dorr died in Rutland on December 3, 1884.[ 7] He was buried in Rutland's Evergreen Cemetery .[ 8]
Family
Seneca Dorr married Julia Caroline Ripley on February 22, 1847. Seneca and Julia Dorr were the parents of Russell, William, Zulma, Joseph (who died in infancy) and Henry.[ 9]
Julia Dorr's half-brothers and Seneca Dorr's brothers-in-law were Edward H. Ripley and William Y. W. Ripley , both prominent officers in the American Civil War .[ 10]
References
^ Hiram Carleton, Editor , Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont, 1903, pages 586 to 587
^ The Nation , Summary of the Week's News, December, 1884, page 494
^ Vermont Council of Censors , Journal of the Council of Censors of the State of Vermont, 1862, page iii
^ Daily Kennebec Journal, Vermont's Loss: One of the State's Most Distinguished Men Dead, December 5, 1884
^ Clerk, Vermont House of Representatives , List of Vermont Senate Presidents Pro Tempore, 2011
^ Claremont Manufacturing Company , Vermont Year Book, Formerly Walton's Register, 1877, page 189
^ Marcus Davis Gilman , The Bibliography of Vermont, 1897, page 75
^ Find A Grave , Seneca Milo Dorr , accessed April 20, 2012
^ Hiram Carleton, Editor , Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont, 1903, pages 586 to 587
^ St. Albans Daily Messenger, W.Y.W. Riley Dead , December 21, 1905, reprinted at Vermont in the Civil War