1812, Charles K.Williams, Vermont Governor, Chief Justice, written and signed

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1812, Charles K.Williams, Vermont Governor, Chief Justice, written and signed :
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This document dated 1812, Vermont, is a three page writ, all in the hand of Charles K. Williams regarding a deposition that was taken where lies were told while under oath...signed on third page by Charles K. Williams and Robert Temple as master in chancery. Document is 8x14, folds, minor tears, else in overall very good condition.

Charles Kilbourne Williams (January 24, 1782 – March 9, 1853) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1834 to 1846 and as Governor of Vermont from 1850 to 1852.

Williams was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives and served from 1809 to 1811. He served in the Vermont Militia as a major during the War of 1812. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and became commander of a division. He was again elected to the Vermont House of Representatives and served from 1814 to 1815, 1820 to 1821 and in 1849.

He served as Rutland County State\'s Attorney from 1814 to 1815,and as a Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1822 to 1824, succeeding William Brayton.He was Vermont\'s US Collector of Customs from 1825 to 1829. In 1827 he was State Commissioner for common schools. He served as Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1834 to 1846.[5] Williams was the author of a precedent setting opinion on the unconstitutionality of legislative acts passed to nullify judicial decisions.

Williams ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Vermont in 1842 as an abolitionist candidate. He served as President of the Council of Censors in 1848. Elected as a Whig, Williams served as Governor of Vermont from 1850 to 1852.While in office, the Habeas Corpus Act was passed, showing the strong anti-slavery sentiments in Vermont. He did not seek reelection as governor.

Robert Temple was born in Braintree, Mass., in 1783, admitted to the bar of Rutland County in 1804, nnd settled in Castleton, removing subsequently to Rutland, where he committed suicide October 7,1834. He was Clerk of Rutland County Courts 1804 until 1819; Member and Secretary of the Council of Censors of 1813; and Secretary of the Governor and Council 1820 until 1823. He was an admirable-Secretary; and the fact that he was elected to a judgeship of the highest class at the age of thirty-four, indicates that he was relied upon for more important qualifications.

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