About Stoddard B. Colby
Lived 1816 – 1867 (aged 51). Stoddard B. Colby was an American civil servant and register of the Treasury.
Stoddard Benham Colby (February 3, 1816 – September 21, 1867) was an American lawyer and political figure. He is notable for his service as Register of the United States Treasury during the American Civil War.
Biography Colby was born in Derby, Vermont on February 3, 1816, the son of Judge Nehemiah Colby and Malinda (Larrabee) Colby. He was educated in Derby, and prepared for college by studying in the office of attorney Timothy P. Redfield. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1836, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In 1842 he was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives, and served from 1842 to 1842. In 1856, he was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for the United States House of Representatives.
Family He was married to Harriet Elizabeth Proctor, sister of Redfield Proctor. In 1855, he married Ellen Cornelia Hunt of Haverhill, New Hampshire. He was buried at Proctor Cemetery in Proctorsville, Vermont.
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American civil servant (1816–1867)
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Stoddard B. Colby was born on 3 February 1816 in Derby.
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Stoddard B. Colby died on 21 September 1867 in Haverhill.
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Stoddard B. Colby was a civil servant and register of the Treasury.
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Stoddard B. Colby was American.
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