Lucius Benedict Peck
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Lucius Benedict Peck (November 17, 1802 - December 28, 1866) was a U.S. Representative from Vermont.
Born in Waterbury, Vermont, Peck pursued classical studies and attended the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, for one year. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Barre, Washington County, Vermont, in 1825. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1831. He moved to Montpelier, Vermont, in 1832, where he practiced his profession.
Peck was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1851). He served as chairman of the Committee on Manufactures (Thirty-first Congress). He did not seek renomination in 1850, having become a gubernatorial candidate. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Vermont in 1850. He resumed the practice of law. United States district attorney for Vermont by appointment of President Pierce 1853-1857. He served as president of the Vermont &. Canada Railroad from 1859 until his death in Lowell, Massachusetts, December 28, 1866. He was interred in Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vermont.
