William Hebard

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American judge and politician (1800-1875)

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Field	Value
name	William Hebard
office1	Member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 2nd congressional district
term_start1	March 4, 1849
term_end1	March 3, 1853
predecessor1	Jacob Collamer
successor1	Andrew Tracy
office2	Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Chelsea
term_start2	1858
term_end2	1860
predecessor2	Burnham Martin
successor2	William F. Dickinson
term_start3	1864
term_end3	1866
predecessor3	Lyman G. Hinckley
successor3	Carlos Moore
term_start4	1872
term_end4	1874
predecessor4	Lyman G. Hinckley
successor4	Asa A. Goodwin
office5	Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
term_start5	1842
term_end5	1842
predecessor5	Jacob Collamer
successor5	Daniel Kellogg
term_start6	1844
term_end6	1844
predecessor6	Daniel Kellogg
successor6	Daniel Kellogg
office7	Judge of Probate for the Randolph District of Orange County, Vermont
term_start7	1839
term_end7	1839
predecessor7	Calvin Blodgett
successor7	Calvin Blodgett
term_start8	1840
term_end8	1842
predecessor8	Calvin Blodgett
successor8	John Colby
office9	Member of the Vermont Senate from Orange County
term_start9	1836
term_end9	1837
predecessor9	None (position created)
successor9	Daniel Cobb
term_start10	1838
term_end10	1839
predecessor10	Daniel Cobb
successor10	Jonathan Jenness
office11	Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Randolph
term_start11	1835
term_end11	1836
predecessor11	Martin Flint
successor11	Sylvanus Blodgett
term_start12	1840
term_end12	1843
predecessor12	Loren Griswold
successor12	None (Position left vacant)
office13	State's Attorney of Orange County, Vermont
term_start13	1832
term_end13	1833
predecessor13	Daniel Azro Ashley Buck
successor13	Daniel Azro Ashley Buck
term_start14	1834
term_end14	1835
predecessor14	Daniel Azro Ashley Buck
successor14	Edmond Wrston
term_start15	1836
term_end15	1837
predecessor15	Edmond Weston
successor15	Edmond Weston
party	Whig (prior to 1855)
Republican (after 1855)
birth_date	November 29, 1800
birth_place	Windham, Connecticut, U.S.
death_date	October 20, 1875 (aged 74)
death_place	Chelsea, Orange County, Vermont, U.S.
resting_place	Old Cemetery, Randolph Center, Vermont
spouse	Elizabeth Starkwether Brown (m. 1830–1875, his death)
children	5
profession	Attorney
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William Hebard (November 29, 1800October 20, 1875) was an American attorney and politician from Vermont. He served in several elected offices, and was most notable for representing Vermont in the United States House of Representatives for two terms (1849–1853).

Born in Hebard Windham, Connecticut, Hebard was raised in Randolph, Vermont. He taught school before attaining admission to the bar in 1827. While practicing in Randolph, Hebard was active in politics and government as a Whig, and the offices he held included state's attorney, probate judge, member of the Vermont House and Senate, and associate justice of the state supreme court. In 1845, Hebard moved to Chelsea, Vermont, where he continued to practice law. He was elected to Congress in 1848, and served two terms, 1849 to 1853. Hebard became a Republican when the party was founded in the 1850s, and represented Chelsea in the Vermont House several times in the 1850s, 1860s, and 1870s. He was also a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1857, and the 1860 Republican National Convention.

Hebard continued to practice law almost until his death. He died in Chelsea, and was buried in Randolph Center's Old Cemetery.

Early life

Hebard was born in Windham, Connecticut, one of seven children born to Diah Hebard (1757-1841) and Zerviah Hebert (or Ebert) (d. 1850). His parents moved to Randolph, Vermont when Hebard was a boy, and he was raised on the family farm in West Randolph. He attended the local schools of Randolph, and Randolph's Orange County Grammar School. Hebard taught school while he studied law with attorney William Nutting of Randolph, was admitted to the bar in 1827, and commenced practice in East Randolph, Vermont.

Start of career

Hebard was long active in politics and government, and the offices he held while residing in Randolph included:

State's attorney of Orange County from 1832 to 1833, 1834 to 1835, and 1836 to 1837.
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Randolph from 1835 to 1836, and 1840 to 1843.
Member of the Vermont Senate from Orange County from 1836 to 1837, and 1838 to 1839.
Judge of Probate for Orange County's Randolph district from 1838 to 1839, and 1840 to 1842.
Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court in 1842, and again in 1844.

U.S. Congressman

Hebard moved to Chelsea, Vermont in 1845. In 1848, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Whig, and he served two terms, March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1853. In 1849, Hebard served on the state Council of Censors, the body which met every seven years to review actions of Vermont's government and ensure their constitutionality. While he practiced in Chelsea, the students who learned under Hebard's tutelage in preparation for legal careers of their own included Jonathan Ross.

Later career

After leaving Congress, Hebard practiced law in partnership with Burnham Martin. By now a Republican, he was a delegate to the 1857 state constitutional convention, and served in the Vermont House of Representatives from Chelsea from 1858 to 1860, 1864 to 1866, and 1872 to 1874. He was also delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention.

Death

Hebard died in Chelsea on October 20, 1875. He was interred in Randolph Center's Old Cemetery.

Family

In 1830, Hebard married Elizabeth Starkwether Brown (d. 1880), a niece and adopted daughter of Olivia Brown Chase and Dudley Chase. They were the parents of five children: Olivia (b. 1832), William (died at age seven), Salmon (1835-1894), George (1840-1879), and another son who was named William (b. 1845) following the death of his elder brother.

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