Jacob Benton
"(August 19, 1814 -- September 29, 1892) Jacob Benton was a(n) teacher, lawyer, public servant, general, and American politician. He was born in Waterford, Caledonia County, Vermont and moved to Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire in 1842. Jacob studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1843. He was a member of the State house of representatives (1854 - 1856), delegate to the Republican National Convention (1860), and brigadier general of the State Volunteers. Benton was elected as a Republican to the 40th and 41st Congresses (March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1871) and declined to run again in 1870. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=B000395]"
Member of
New Hampshire Delegation - United States Fifteenth Amendment
[this display],
New Hampshire Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
.