# William Plumer Jr.
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{{Short description|American politician (1789–1854)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = William Plumer Jr.
|image = William Plumer, Jr..jpg
|alt =
|caption = From the March–April 1899 edition of ''The Granite State Monthly'' magazine
|office = Member of the [United States House of Representatives](/source/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_New_Hampshire) from [New Hampshire's at-large congressional district](/source/New_Hampshire's_at-large_congressional_district)
|term_start = March 4, 1819
|term_end = March 3, 1825
|predecessor = [John F. Parrott](/source/John_Fabyan_Parrott)
|successor = [Joseph Healy](/source/Joseph_Healy)
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1789|02|09}}
|birth_place = [Epping, New Hampshire](/source/Epping%2C_New_Hampshire), U.S.
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1854|09|18|1789|02|09}}
|death_place = Epping, New Hampshire, U.S.
|resting_place = Plumer Family Burial Ground, Epping, New Hampshire
|party = [Democratic-Republican](/source/Democratic-Republican_Party)
[Adams-Clay Republican](/source/National_Republican_Party_(United_States))
|spouse = Margaret Mead Frost (m. 1820–1854, his death)
|relations = [William Plumer](/source/William_Plumer) (father)
|children = 3
|education = [Harvard College](/source/Harvard_College)
|profession = Attorney
}}
'''William Plumer Jr.''' (February 9, 1789 – September 18, 1854) was an American politician, attorney, and writer from [New Hampshire](/source/New_Hampshire). He was most notable for his service in the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from 1819 to 1825.
==Biography==
Plumer was born in [Epping, New Hampshire](/source/Epping%2C_New_Hampshire) on February 7, 1789, a son of Sarah (nee Fowler) Plumer and [William Plumer](/source/William_Plumer). He attended [Phillips Exeter Academy](/source/Phillips_Exeter_Academy) and graduated from [Harvard College](/source/Harvard_College) in 1809. Plumer then [studied law](/source/reading_law) with his father, attained [admission to the bar](/source/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States) in 1812, and commenced practice in Epping.
In 1816, Plumer was appointed a United States loan commissioner for New Hampshire, and he served until 1817. He was a member of the [New Hampshire House of Representatives](/source/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives) in 1818.
In 1818, Plumer was elected as a [Democratic-Republican](/source/Democratic-Republican_Party) to the [Sixteenth Congress](/source/16th_United_States_Congress). He was reelected to the [Seventeenth Congress](/source/17th_United_States_Congress) in 1820, and as a [Adams-Clay Republican](/source/National_Republican_Party_(United_States)) he won reelection to the [Eighteenth Congress](/source/18th_United_States_Congress) in 1822. He served from March 4, 1819 to March 3, 1825 and was acting chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the Seventeenth Congress, following the January 1823 resignation of Representative [Hugh Nelson](/source/Hugh_Nelson_(Virginia_politician)), who had been appointed [U.S. Minister to Spain](/source/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Spain).
After leaving Congress, Plumer resumed practicing law. He was a member of the [New Hampshire Senate](/source/New_Hampshire_Senate) from 1827 to 1828. He served as delegate to the New Hampshire state constitutional convention in 1850. Plumer authored several works in his later years, including a biography of his father that was published in 1857 and a book of religious-themed poetry, 1846's ''Lyrica Sacra''.
Plumer died in Epping on September 18, 1854. He was interred in the burial ground on the family estate near Epping.
==Family==
In 1820, Plumer married Margaret Mead Frost. They were the parents of three children—Mary Elizabeth (b. 1822), William (1823–1896), and Sarah Adeline (1826–1828).
==References==
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*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/plauche-plumley.html William Plumer Jr.] at [http://politicalgraveyard.com/ ''The Political Graveyard'']
*Magazine article: ''William Plumer Jr.'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=2cNYAAAAMAAJ&q=%22william+plumer%2C+jr%22+The+Granite+State+Monthly ''The Granite State Monthly'']. March–April 1889. Page 76.
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from [New Hampshire's at-large congressional district](/source/New_Hampshire's_at-large_congressional_district)|years=1819–1825}}
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Category:Democratic-Republican Party United States representatives from New Hampshire
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Category:19th-century United States representatives
Category:19th-century members of the New Hampshire General Court
Category:New Hampshire lawyers
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