Crafts, Samuel C
statesman, was born Oct. 6, 1768, in Woodstock, Vt. In 1796, 1800, 1801, 1803, and 1805 he was elected a member of the house of representatives of the state. In 1800 he was appointed a judge of Orleans county court, and remained such till 1816, during the last six years as chief judge. From 1825 to 1828 he was again chief judge. In 1816 he was elected a representative in congress, and was re-elected for the three succeeding terms. In 1828 he was elected governor of Vermont, and was re-elected in 1829 and 1830. In 1829 he was president of the constitutional convention; in 1842 was appointed by Governor Paine, and afterwards elected by the legislature, a senator in congress for the unexpired term of one year; thus filling every office in the gift of Vermont. He died Nov. 19, 1853, in Craftsbury, Vt.