William C. Plunkett

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William Caudwell Plunkett
In office
1854 – 1855
Governor Emory Washburn
Preceded by Elisha Huntington
Succeeded by Simon Brown
Political party Whig

William Caudwell Plunkett was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth 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 23 October 1799 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. He died on 19 January 1884 in Adams, Berkshire Co., 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.

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Author: Bevra Jane Pease Muirhead Title: Judge Timothy Brown (1774-1852) Late of Elbridge, Onondage Co., NY. His Ancestry and Some of His Descendants. Publication: Eden, New York, 1990 / Hamburg, New York, Artcraft Printing, Inc., 1990 Abbrev: Muirhead, Bevra Jane, Judge Timothy Brown Date: 2 JUN 2001

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Preceded by
Elisha Huntington		 Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
1854 – 1855		 Succeeded by
Simon Brown