Roger Averill

Roger Averill ( born August 14, 1809 in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, † December 9, 1883 in Danbury, Connecticut ) was an American politician. Between 1862 and 1866 he was Deputy Governor of the State of Connecticut.

Career

Roger Averill grew up as one of seven children of Nathaniel Averill up on a farm. He attended the common schools and then studied until 1832 at Union College in Schenectady, where one of his brothers belonged to the faculty. After a subsequent law degree in 1837 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he began to work in Salisbury in this profession. Since 1849 he has lived and practiced in Danbury. In his home, he took part in the political process. He has held several local offices and was also elected to the House of Representatives from Connecticut. By early 1861 he was in opposition to the 1860 President-elect Abraham Lincoln. After the outbreak of the Civil War, he turned but then unconditionally on the side of the Union.

1862 Averill was elected as a Unionist to the side of William Alfred Buckingham for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut. This post he held 1862-1866. Yet he was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. At that time he was also one of the founders of the American Bar Association. After the end of his time as Lieutenant Governor Roger Averill is no longer politically have appeared. He was married to Mary White. From this marriage several children gingenen out of which four survived him. All the sons were also lawyers. He died on 9 December 1883 in Danbury.