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Benjamin Franklin Langdon

Gender:
Male
Born:
Unknown
Died:
1862
Home Town:
Castleton, VT
Marriage(s):
Caroline Landon Langdon (unknown)
Anna Landon Langdon (unknown)
Biographical Notes:
    Benjamn Langdon was the son of Chauncey and Lucy (Lathrop) Langdon. After attending the Law School, Langdon returned to Castleton, VT to open a law office. Langdon married twice in his life. His wives attended Sarah Pierce's Litchfield Female Academy and were sisters.
Education
Years at LLS:
1821
Other Education:
Graduated from Union College in 1818.
Profession / Service
Profession:
Lawyer; Political Office
Related Objects and Documents
In the Ledger:
help The Citation of Attendance provides primary source documentation of the student’s attendance at the Litchfield Female Academy and/or the Litchfield Law School. If a citation is absent, the student is thought to have attended but currently lacks primary source confirmation.

Records for the schools were sporadic, especially in the formative years of both institutions. If instructors kept comprehensive records for the Litchfield Female Academy or the Litchfield Law School, they do not survive. Researchers and staff have identified students through letters, diaries, family histories and genealogies, and town histories as well as catalogues of students printed in various years. Art and needlework have provided further identification of Female Academy Students, and Litchfield County Bar records document a number of Law School students. The history of both schools and the identification of the students who attended them owe credit to the early 20th century research and documentation efforts of Emily Noyes Vanderpoel and Samuel Fisher, and the late 20th century research and documentation efforts of Lynne Templeton Brickley and the Litchfield Historical Society staff.
CITATION OF ATTENDANCE:
Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School Hartford, CT: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1849..
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