Jonas Galusha

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Jonas Galusha

In office
1809 – 1813
Lieutenant(s) Paul Brigham
Preceded by Isaac Tichenor
Succeeded by Martin Chittenden

Born February 11, 1753
Norwich, Connecticut
Died September 24, 1834
Shaftsbury
Political party Democratic Republican
Spouse Mary Chittenden
Profession Judge / Politician
First Term
Jonas Galusha

In office
1815 – 1820
Lieutenant(s) Paul Brigham
Preceded by Martin Chittenden
Succeeded by Richard Skinner

Born
Political party Democratic Republican
Second Term

Jonas Galusha (February 11, 1753 - September 24, 1834) was Governor of Vermont for two terms in the early 1800s.

Galusha was born in Norwich, Connecticut, and migrated to Shaftsbury, Vermont, in 1775. He had a distinguished record in the American Revolution, fighting in the Battle of Bennington in 1777. He was active in the Baptist Church and served in several administrative and judicial positions in state government. In 1808, he served as a presidential elector for the Democratic-Republican candidacy of James Madison. The following year, he was elected Governor of Vermont, serving until 1813. He was both the predecessor and the successor of the Federalist Martin Chittenden, brother of Galusha's wife, Mary Chittenden. Galusha served another term as Governor from 1815 to 1820. He was later again a Presidential elector in the 1820 and 1824 elections. He died in Shaftsbury in 1834.

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