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Thaddeus Laddins Betts (February 4, 1789 – April 7, 1840) was the 32nd and 34th
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of the state of
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from 1832 to 1833 and from 1834 to 1835, and a
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from Connecticut from 1839 to 1840. He had previously served in the
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representing the 12th District and
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from
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.


Biography

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
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in 1807. He studied law, and was admitted to the
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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.


Career

Betts was a member of the
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in 1815. He was a member of the
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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
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in 1831 representing the 12th District. In 1832 and 1834, Betts was elected the 32nd and 34th
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and served two terms, under Governors John Samuel Peters from 1832 to 1833 and under Samuel A. Foot from 1834 to 1835. Elected as a Whig to the U.S. Senate, Betts served from March 4, 1839 until his death in 1840.


Death

Betts died in
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, 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,
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, attending. He is interred at Union Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut. There is a cenotaph for him at the Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.


See also

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