Betts was born in Norwalk, Connecticut. He was the son of William Maltby Betts (1759-1832) and Lucretia (Gregory) Betts (1763-1830). He completed preparatory studies, then attended and was graduated from Yale College in 1807. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1810. He began his law practice in Norwalk. He married Antoinette Cannon who was born on April 20, 1789, and died on February 26, 1864.[2]
CareerEdit
Betts was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1815. He was a member of the Connecticut Senate in 1828 as a senator at-large, and was again a member of the state house of representatives in 1830. Betts was then a member of the Connecticut Senate in 1831 representing the 12th District.[3]
In 1832 and 1834, Betts was elected the 32nd and 34th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut and served two terms, under Governors John Samuel Peters from 1832 to 1833 and under Samuel A. Foot from 1834 to 1835.[1]
Elected as a Whig to the U.S. Senate, Betts served from March 4, 1839 until his death in 1840.[4]
DeathEdit
Betts died in Washington, D.C., on April 7, 1840 (age 51 years, 63 days). The funeral took place at the Capitol with the Chaplains to Congress officiating and the President of the United States, Martin Van Buren, attending.[5] He is interred at Union Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut. There is a cenotaph for him at the Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.[3]
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Not to be confused with Thaddeus Betts his grandfather who also served in the Connecticut Assembly Senator Betts redirects here For other uses see Senator Betts disambiguation Thaddeus Laddins Betts February 4 1789 April 7 1840 was the 32nd and 34th lieutenant governor of the state of Connecticut from 1832 to 1833 and from 1834 to 1835 and a United States Senator from Connecticut from 1839 to 1840 He had previously served in the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District and Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk Connecticut Thaddeus Laddins BettsUnited States Senatorfrom ConnecticutIn office March 4 1839 April 7 1840Preceded byJohn M NilesSucceeded byJabez W Huntington32nd and 34th Lieutenant Governor of ConnecticutIn office May 4 1832 May 1 1833GovernorJohn Samuel PetersPreceded byVacant 1 Succeeded byEbenezer StoddardIn office May 7 1834 May 6 1835GovernorSamuel A FootPreceded byEbenezer StoddardSucceeded byEbenezer StoddardMember of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th DistrictIn office 1831 1832Preceded byCharles HawleySucceeded byCharles HawleyAt large member of the Connecticut SenateIn office 1828 1830Member of theConnecticut House of Representatives from NorwalkIn office May 1815 October 1815Serving with Benjamin IsaacsPreceded byJacob Osborne Lewis MallorySucceeded byBenjamin Isaacs John EversleyIn office 1830 1831Serving with Eli BennettPreceded byClark Bissell Charles W TaylorSucceeded byEli Bennett David RobertsPersonal detailsBorn 1789 02 04 February 4 1789Norwalk ConnecticutDiedApril 7 1840 1840 04 07 aged 51 Washington D C Resting placeUnion Cemetery NorwalkPolitical partyWhigSpouseAntoinette Cannon BettsAlma materYale CollegeOccupationlawyer Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Death 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditBetts was born in Norwalk Connecticut He was the son of William Maltby Betts 1759 1832 and Lucretia Gregory Betts 1763 1830 He completed preparatory studies then attended and was graduated from Yale College in 1807 He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1810 He began his law practice in Norwalk He married Antoinette Cannon who was born on April 20 1789 and died on February 26 1864 2 Career EditBetts was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1815 He was a member of the Connecticut Senate in 1828 as a senator at large and was again a member of the state house of representatives in 1830 Betts was then a member of the Connecticut Senate in 1831 representing the 12th District 3 In 1832 and 1834 Betts was elected the 32nd and 34th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut and served two terms under Governors John Samuel Peters from 1832 to 1833 and under Samuel A Foot from 1834 to 1835 1 Elected as a Whig to the U S Senate Betts served from March 4 1839 until his death in 1840 4 Death EditBetts died in Washington D C on April 7 1840 age 51 years 63 days The funeral took place at the Capitol with the Chaplains to Congress officiating and the President of the United States Martin Van Buren attending 5 He is interred at Union Cemetery Norwalk Connecticut There is a cenotaph for him at the Congressional Cemetery Washington D C 3 See also EditList of United States Congress members who died in office 1790 1899 References Edit a b CT Lieutenant Governors Connecticut State Library Archived from the original on 2007 10 26 Retrieved September 21 2020 Thaddeus Betts Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved 13 January 2013 a b Thaddeus Betts The Political Graveyard Retrieved 13 January 2013 Thaddeus Betts Govtrack US Congress Retrieved 13 January 2013 Thaddeus Betts Historic Congressional Cemetery Archived from the original on 19 February 2013 Retrieved 13 January 2013 External links EditUnited States Congress Thaddeus Betts id B000428 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Thaddeus Betts Find a Grave Retrieved 2010 02 14 U S SenatePreceded byJacob OsborneLewis Mallory Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from NorwalkMay 1815 October 1815 With Benjamin Isaacs Succeeded byBenjamin IsaacsJohn EversleyPreceded by Connecticut senatorAt large1828 1830 Succeeded byDistrict electionsPreceded byClark BissellCharles W Taylor Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk1830 1831 With Eli B Bennett Succeeded byEli BennettDavid RobertsPreceded byCharles Hawley Connecticut senator from the 12th District1831 1832 Succeeded byCharles HawleyPreceded byJohn Samuel Peters Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut1832 1833 Succeeded byEbenezer StoddardPreceded byEbenezer Stoddard Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut1834 1835 Succeeded byEbenezer StoddardPreceded byJohn M Niles U S senator Class 1 from ConnecticutMarch 4 1839 April 7 1840 Served alongside Perry Smith Succeeded byJabez W Huntington Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thaddeus Betts amp oldid 1176610919, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
