Benjamin D. Dwinnell

Benjamin Dudley Dwinnell
Benjamin Dudley Dwinnell
19th Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts
	In office; 1910 – December 15, 1916
Preceded by	Robert H. Chamberlain
Succeeded by	Albert F. Richardson
Member of the ; Fitchburg, Massachusetts; Common Council
Personal details
Born	September 14, 1834; Charlestown, New Hampshire
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican[1]
Spouse(s)	Nellie Shepard, m. December 19, 1861.[1]
Occupation	Law Enforcement Officer; Corrections Officer; Politician
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Military service
Allegiance	United States of America; Union
Branch/service	Union Army
Years of service	1862-September 23, 1865[1]
Rank	Brevet Major
Unit	51st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery[1]
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Benjamin Dudley Dwinnell (September 14, 1834 - December 15, 1916) was an American law enforcement officer, military officer and politician who served as the nineteenth Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Early life

Dwinnell was born in Charlestown, New Hampshire on September 14, 1834.[1] Dwinnell was educated in the local public schools, after his education he worked for a year in the printing operations[1] of the National Eagle in Claremont, New Hampshire[2] after which Dwinnell moved to Worcester, Massachusetts where he worked in the grocery trade[2] and in a hardware store.[1]

Family life

On December 19, 1861, Dwinnell married Nellie Shepard, Daughter of Russell Rice Shepard of Worcester, Massachusetts.[1]

Military service

In 1862 Dwinnell enlisted in the 51st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Dwinell served as a First Lieutenant and Quartermaster of the 51st Regiment.[1] In February 1864, after his enlistment in the 51st Regiment expired Dwinnell enlisted as a First Lieutenant and Quartermaster of the 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery, serving with Augustus B. R. Sprague.[1] Dwinnell saw service with the 2nd Regiment in Virginia and North Carolina. Having reached the rank of Brevet Major; Dwinnell was mustered out on September 23, 1865.[1][2]

Post war service

After the American Civil War, Dwinnell return to Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]] where he became the assistant Post Master under General Josiah Pickett.[1] In 1875 Dwinnell was appointed, by his former commanding officer Sheriff Augustus B. R. Sprague, as a Deputy Sheriff, and the Jailer and Master of the House of Correction at Fitchburg, Massachusetts.[1]

Notes

Crane, Ellery Bicknell (1907), Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume IV, New York, New York: Lewis Publishing Company, p. 223.
Howard, Marion (November 1, 8922), The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume XIV, No. 11; New Hampshire Men in Fitchburg, MASS; Maj. Benjamin Dudley Dwinnell, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, p. 141. Check date values in: |date= (help)

Political offices
Preceded by Robert H. Chamberlain	19th Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts 1910 – December 15, 1916	Succeeded by Albert F. Richardson

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[HHofWorC41907Pg223-1] Crane, Ellery Bicknell (1907), Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume IV, New York, New York: Lewis Publishing Company, p. 223.

[The_Granite_Monthlyv.14pg141-2] Howard, Marion (November 1, 8922), The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume XIV, No. 11; New Hampshire Men in Fitchburg, MASS; Maj. Benjamin Dudley Dwinnell, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, p. 141. Check date values in: |date= (help)