Thomas Leverett

Thomas Leverett (July 10, 1765 – April 8, 1833) was a Vermont government official whose service included several years as Secretary of State of Vermont.

Biography[edit]

Thomas Leverett was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 10, 1765, the son of John and Mary Leverett.^[1] As an adult, he resided in Windsor, Vermont, where he was long active in public service.

A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, beginning in 1802 Leverett served as Windsor's postmaster.^[2] He also held several other positions, including auditor of the state treasury,^[3] federal collector of internal revenue for the district that included Windsor,^[4] and superintendent of the state prison in Windsor.^[5]

From 1806 to 1813, Leverett served as Vermont's Secretary of State.^[6]

Leverett died in Windsor on April 8, 1833.^[7][8] He was buried at Old South Church Cemetery in Windsor.^[8]

Family[edit]

On November 6, 1790, Leverett married Susannah (or Susan) Johnson (or Johnstone) at Christ's Church in Middlebury, Connecticut.^[9] They were the parents of seven children: John (b. 1792), Charles Johnson (b. 1793), William (b. 1797), Susan (b.1800), George (b. 1802), Caroline Hallam (b. 1804), and Thomas H. (b. 1806).^[10]

References[edit]

Sources[edit]

Books[edit]

• Aldrich, Lewis Cass; Holmes, Frank R. (1891). History of Windsor County, Vermont. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co. pp. 310–311.
• Conlin, Katherine E. (1977). Chronicles of Windsor, 1761-1975. Taftsville, VT: Countryman Press. p. 137.
• Russell, John (1812). An Authentic History of the Vermont State Prison, 1807-1812. Montpelier, VT: Wright and Sibley. p. 79.
• United States Department of State (1822). Register of All Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the Service of the United States. Washington, DC: Davis & Force. p. 51.

Internet[edit]

• Condos, James (2011). "Vermont Secretaries of State, 1778-Present". Vermont Government Officials: State Officers. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State.
• "Connecticut Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920". Ancestry.com. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC.
• "Massachusetts Town and Vital Records: Boston, 1620-1988; Birth Entry for Thomas Leverett". Ancestry.com. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908: Death and Burial Entry for Thomas Leverett". Ancestry.com. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2017.

Newspapers[edit]

• Spooner, Alden (October 31, 1808). "Report of the Auditor in the Treasury Department of the State of Vermont". Vermont Journal. Windsor, VT. p. 3.
• "Obituary, Thomas Leverett". American Repository. St. Albans, VT. April 25, 1833. p. 3.