Benjamin F. Deming (August 12, 1790 – July 11, 1834) was an American merchant and politician. He served briefly as a U.S. Representative from Vermont for part of one term from 1833 to 1834.

Biography

Deming was born in 1790^[1] in Danville in the Vermont Republic; he pursued academic studies and became a merchant.

Early career

He was the clerk of the Caledonia County Court from 1817 until 1833.^[2] From 1822 until 1833, he was the probate judge in Vermont,^[3] and he served as a member of the Governor's council from 1827 until 1832.

Congress

Deming was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-third Congress, and served from March 4, 1833 until his death on July 11, 1834.^[4][5]

Personal life

He married Eunice Clark on June 6, 1816. They had five children together.

Death

In the summer of 1834, Deming became ill while in Washington, DC and decided to return home. He died in Saratoga Springs, New York en route to his home in Danville. He is interred at the Danville Green Cemetery.^[6]