Benjamin Dudley Dwinnell | |
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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 | Charlestown,New Hampshire | September 14,1834
Died | December 15,1916 82) | (aged
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] |
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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.
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]
On December 19,1861,Dwinnell married Nellie Shepard,Daughter of Russell Rice Shepard of Worcester,Massachusetts. [1]
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]
After the American Civil War,Dwinnell returned to 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]