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'''David M. Camp''' (April 21, 1788 – February 20, 1871) was a [[Vermont]] attorney and politician who served as the [[List of Lieutenant Governors of Vermont|12th lieutenant governor of Vermont]] from 1836 to 1841 under Governor [[Silas H. Jennison]].

==Biography==
David Manning Camp was born in [[Tunbridge, Vermont]] on April 21, 1788.  He graduated from the [[University of Vermont]] in 1810, and in 1813 moved to [[Derby, Vermont|Derby]] to become a US Customs Collector.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb__D02Xj-Im6IC/page/n272 <!-- pg=354 --> History of Hartford, Vermont, July 4, 1761-April 4, 1889], by William Howard Tucker, 1889, pages 354 to 355</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_YHIDAAAAQAAJ/page/n137 <!-- pg=116 --> A Gazetteer of the State of Vermont], by Zadock Thompson, 1824, page 116</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_FCLOAAAAMAAJ/page/n40 <!-- pg=39 --> General Catalogue of the University of Vermont], published by the university, 1901, page 39</ref>

Camp subsequently studied law with [[William Brayton (Vermont judge)|William Brayton]], attained admission to the bar, and became an attorney in [[Newport (city), Vermont|Newport]]. He served as [[Orleans County, Vermont|Orleans County]] [[State's Attorney]] in 1815.  He was a member of the [[Vermont House of Representatives]] from 1825 to 1826 and 1834 to 1835.  Camp also served as Orleans County [[Side judge|Assistant Judge]] from 1830 to 1832 and 1834 to 1835.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=G0QMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA59 Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont], by Frederick W. Baldwin, 1886, pages 59 to 64</ref>

Camp became a [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] when that party was founded and served as Lieutenant Governor from 1836 to 1841.  He was the first Lieutenant Governor elected after the creation of the [[Vermont Senate]], and so the first Lieutenant Governor to serve as President of the Senate.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=VowUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA407 Early History of Vermont], by LaFayette Wilbur, Volume 2, 1900, page 407</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_dvRERet85jAC/page/n186 <!-- pg=183 --> The History of Vermont: With Descriptions, Physical and Topographical], by Hosea Beckley, 1846, page 183</ref><ref>[http://vermont-archives.org/govhistory/Officials/pdf/ltgov.pdf Lieutenant Governors, Terms of Service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415001438/http://vermont-archives.org/govhistory/Officials/pdf/ltgov.pdf |date=2012-04-15 }}, Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, Archives and Records Administration, 2011, page 1</ref>

He was a Delegate to the [[1839 Whig National Convention|1839 Whig national convention]].<ref>[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_UnYUAAAAYAAJ/page/n334 <!-- pg=306 --> Vermont: The Green Mountain State], by Walter Hill Crockett, Volume 3, 1921, page 306</ref>  After serving as Lieutenant Governor Camp won election to the Vermont Senate, serving from 1842 to 1844.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_oSsuAAAAYAAJ/page/n104 <!-- pg=103 --> History of Bank of Orleans, Irasburgh National Bank of Orleans, Barton National Bank, Barton Savings Bank, and Barton Savings Bank and Trust Company], edited by Frederick W. Baldwin, 1916, pages 103 to 104</ref>

Camp served as Orleans County Assistant Judge again in 1843, and also served as Orleans County [[School superintendent|Superintendent of Schools]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=vJUbAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA34 The Vermont Historical Gazetteer], edited by Abby Maria Hemenway, Volume 3, 1877, pages 33 to 34</ref>

In the 1850s Camp relocated to [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] where his son Hoel H. Camp was a prominent banker and businessman.  He returned to Vermont in the 1860s, settling in [[Derby Line, Vermont|Derby Line]], where he lived in retirement.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=9W4bAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA251 The Genealogical and Biographical History of the Manning Families], by William Henry Manning, 1902, pages 251 to 252</ref>

Camp died in Derby Line on February 20, 1871.<ref>Death notice, David M. Camp, North Star newspaper, Danville, March 3, 1871</ref><ref>Obituary, David M. Camp, Anglo-American Times, March 11, 1871</ref>  He was buried in Derby Center Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.voca58.org/cemeteries/cemetery.php?Town=Derby&Name=Derby%20Center |title=Derby Center Cemetery, Derby |website=voca58.org/ |publisher=Vermont Old Cemetery Association |location=Brattleboro, VT |access-date=November 8, 2017}}</ref>

==Family==
In 1815, Camp married Sarepta Savage (1793-1852) of [[Hartford, Vermont]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Manning |first=William Henry |date=1902 |title=The Genealogical and Biographical History of the Manning Families |url=https://archive.org/details/genealogicalbiog00mann |location=Salem, MA |publisher=Salem Press |pages=[https://archive.org/details/genealogicalbiog00mann/page/251 251]–252 |ref={{sfnRef|''The Genealogical and Biographical History of the Manning Families''}}}}</ref>  Their children included Norman Williams (1817-1898); George Rex (1819-1822); Hoel Hinman (1822-1909); and Frances Harriet (1830-1894).{{sfn|''The Genealogical and Biographical History of the Manning Families''|pages=251-252}}

David M. Camp's nephew, also named David M. Camp, was Clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1869 to 1878 and also served as a member of the Vermont House.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=lgxQAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA1 Joint Rules, Rules and Orders of the Senate and House of Representatives], published by Vermont Secretary of State, 1878, page 117</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=9DdFAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA377 Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont], published by Vermont General Assembly, 1867, page 377</ref>

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==External links==
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