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Up for sale a RARE! "Vermont Congressman" William Hebard Clipped Signature.
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William Hebard (November 29,
1800 – October 20, 1875) was an attorney and politician from Vermont. He served in several elected offices, and was most
notable for representing Vermont in the United
States House of Representatives for two terms (1849-1853). Born
in Hebard Windham, Connecticut,
Hebard was raised in Randolph, Vermont. He taught school before attaining admission
to the bar in 1827. While practicing in Randolph, Hebard was active in politics
and government as a Whig, and the offices he
held included state's attorney, probate judge, member of the Vermont House and
Senate, and associate justice of the state supreme court. In 1845, Hebard moved
to Chelsea, Vermont, where he
continued to practice law. He was elected to Congress in 1848, and served two
terms, 1849 to 1853. Hebard became a Republican when
the party was founded in the 1850s, and represented Chelsea in the Vermont
House several times in the 1850s, 1860s, and 1870s. He was also a delegate to
the state constitutional convention in 1857, and the 1860
Republican National Convention. Hebard continued to practice law
almost until his death. He died in Chelsea, and was buried in Randolph Center's
Old Cemetery. Hebard was born in Windham, Connecticut, one
of seven children born to Diah Hebard (1757-1841) and Zerviah Hebert (or Ebert)
(d. 1850). His parents moved to Randolph, Vermont when Hebard was a boy, and he was
raised on the family farm in West Randolph.[1] He attended the local schools of Randolph, and
Randolph's Orange County Grammar School. Hebard taught school while he studied law with attorney William Nutting of Randolph,
was admitted to
the bar in 1827, and commenced practice in East Randolph, Vermont.
