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Buckingham, William A

merchant, United States senator, governor, was born May 28, 1804, in Lebanon, Conn.

He was elected mayor of Norwich in 1849, 1850, 1856, and 1857; was a presidential elector in 1856, and in 1858 was elected governor of Connecticut; re-elected for seven years, in which capacity he rendered important services in raising and forwarding troops during the progress of the rebellion. He was elected a senator in congress from Connecticut for six years, for the term commencing in 1869 and ending in 1875. He died Feb. 3, 1875, in Norwich, Conn.