History and description of New EnglandVermont . was industrious andsuccessful in his profession, and stood at the head of the Windsorcounty bar. He was also a member of the board of trustees of Dart-mouth College for forty years, and was particularly efficient in thememorable controversy of that institution with the legislature of New VERMONT — TOWN OF WOODSTOCK. 959 Ilauipshire. He represented this district in congress for one term,1815-17 ; and died here January 11, 1849. Hon. George P. Marsh,now of Burlington, distinguished for his literary attainments, for-merly a member of congress, and m
History and description of New EnglandVermont . was industrious andsuccessful in his profession, and stood at the head of the Windsorcounty bar. He was also a member of the board of trustees of Dart-mouth College for forty years, and was particularly efficient in thememorable controversy of that institution with the legislature of New VERMONT — TOWN OF WOODSTOCK. 959 Ilauipshire. He represented this district in congress for one term,1815-17 ; and died here January 11, 1849. Hon. George P. Marsh,now of Burlington, distinguished for his literary attainments, for-merly a member of congress, and minister resident at Constantinople,was a son of Hon. Charles Marsh, and a native of this town. Anotherof the living men, honored by his state, is Hon. Jacob CoUamer, whowas born at Troy, N. Y., in 1792 — removed with his fathers family,while a child, to Burlington — was educated at the University ofVermont, where he graduated in 1810 — served as a subaltern in theartillery, in the Vermont detached militia, during the first campaign of. Woodstock Park. the war of 1812—was admitted to the bar, and commenced practicein 1813 — in 1833 was appointed judge of the supreme court of thisstate, and continued on the bench until 1842, when he declined, and in1843 was chosen representative to congress, where he served untilMarch, 1849, at which time he was appointed postmaster-general byPresident Taylor. On the death of General Taylor, in 1850, JudgeCoUamer resigned with the other members of the cabinet; and in 1854was elected United States senator, which place he still holds. He hasreceived the degree of Doctor of Laws from Dartmouth College andthe University of Vermont. A little territory was exchanged between the northeasterly corner ofWoodstock and the southwesterly corner of Hartford, November 12, 960 HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF NEW ENGLAND. 1852, and at the same time Woodstock acquired fifteen acres fromthe northwesterly corner of Hartland, without, however, materiallyaffec
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