William Lucius Storrs (March 25, 1795 – June 25, 1861) was a

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from

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, brother of Henry Randolph Storrs. Born in Middletown, Connecticut, Storrs was graduated from

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in 1814. He studied law and was

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, in 1817. He returned to Connecticut the same year and commenced practice in Middletown. He served as a member of the state house of representatives 1827-1829 and again in 1834. He served as speaker in 1834. Storrs was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1832. Storrs was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress and served from March 1839 until his resignation in June 1840. He was appointed associate judge of the

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in 1840 and promoted to chief justice in 1856. He served as chief justice until his death. Professor of law in the

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at Middletown 1841-1846. Professor of law at

in 1846 and 1847. He was elected as a member to the

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in 1848. He died in Hartford, Connecticut, June 25, 1861. He was interred in Old North Cemetery.

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