William C. Plunkett

William Caldwell Plunkett
20th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office
January 12, 1854 – January 4, 1855
GovernorEmory Washburn
Preceded byElisha Huntington
Succeeded bySimon Brown
Personal details
Born(1799-10-23)October 23, 1799
Lenox, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 19, 1884(1884-01-19) (aged 84)
Adams, Massachusetts
Political partyWhig

William Caldwell Plunkett (October 23, 1799 – January 19, 1884) was an American politician who served as the 20th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1854 to 1855. In 1853 he was a delegate to the state Constitutional Convention. He lived in Adams for over 50 years and held many of the local offices.

He was born on October 23, 1799, in Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. He died on January 19, 1884, in Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. His father was Patrick Plunkett; his mother was Mary Robinson. He first married Achsah Brown; after her death he married her niece Louisa Brown.

Married 22 Apr 1839 in Elbridge, Onondaga County, New York by Rev J. B. Everett to Miss Louisa Brown daughter of Judge Timothy Brown of Elbridge, Onondaga County, New York.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Married". The Pittsfield Sun. 2 May 1839. p. 3.
  • Bevra Jane Pease Muirhead (1990), Judge Timothy Brown (1774–1852) Late of Elbridge, Onondage Co., NY. His Ancestry and Some of His Descendants, Eden, New York; Hamburg, New York: Artcraft Printing, Inc.
Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
1854 – 1855
Succeeded by