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-[[File:William Morrill Pingry.jpg|thumb|William Morrill Pingry, Vermont State Auditor, legislator, jurist]]
-'''William M. Pingry''' (May 28, 1806-May 1, 1885) was a [[Vermont]] attorney and politician who served as State Auditor.
-==Biography==
-William Morrill Pingry was born in [[Salisbury, New Hampshire]] on May 28, 1806.  He studied law, attained admission to the bar in [[Caledonia County, Vermont]] in 1832, and began to practice in [[Waitsfield, Vermont|Waitsfield]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=fxf14GRvwkoC&pg=PA85&dq=%22william+morrill+pingry%22&hl=en&ei=y2jMTrPAIsnt0gGJmrkW&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22william%20morrill%20pingry%22&f=false Gazetteer of Washington County, Vt., 1783-1889] edited by William Adams, compiled and published by Hamilton Child, 1889, pages 85 to 86</ref>  Pingry also served as Waitsfield's [[town clerk]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=7NYGAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA90&dq=vermont+year+book+william+pingry&hl=en&ei=XETNTunlFMr20gHf5eAR&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CEgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Walton's Register and Farmer's Almanac], published by E.P. Walton & Son, Montpelier, 1835, page 90</ref>
-In 1841 Pingry moved to [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor County]], living first in [[Springfield, Vermont|Springfield]] and later in [[Perkinsville, Vermont|Perkinsville]].  While residing in Perkinsville Pingry served in local offices including [[Justice of the peace#Massachusetts.2C Connecticut.2C Vermont|justice of the peace]], [[Court of equity|master in chancery]] and assistant town clerk.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=YoEUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA249&dq=william+pingry+vermont+auditor&hl=en&ei=oHPMTtnlEcXWtgeUzbnNAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=william%20pingry%20vermont%20auditor&f=false Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windsor County, Vt., for 1883-84], by Hamilton Child, 1884, page 249</ref>
-He served as Assistant Judge in both [[Washington County, Vermont|Washington]] and Windsor Counties.  Pingry also served terms in the [[Vermont House of Representatives]] and [[Vermont Senate]]. <ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=f6oLAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA217&dq=%22pingry,+william+morrill%22&hl=en&ei=2G3MTse0HoGFtgfy39CJAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22pingry%2C%20william%20morrill%22&f=false Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography], edited by James Grant Wilson, published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, Volume 7, 1901, page 217</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=1Z1MAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA386&dq=william+pingry+weathersfield&hl=en&ei=10XNTuzvCqb30gG10YAU&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFwQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=william%20pingry&f=false Journal of the House of the State of Vermont], published by Vermont General Assembly, 1869, page 8</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=290GAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA110&dq=william+pingry+weathersfield+senate&hl=en&ei=IUfNTrDkKKb30gG10YAU&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=william%20pingry%20weathersfield%20senate&f=false Vermont Year Book, Formerly Walton's Register], published by Claremont (N.H>) Manufacturing Company, 1871, page 110</ref>
-Interested in education, Pingry was a founder and board of trustees member of the [[Vermont Academy]] in [[Saxtons River, Vermont|Saxtons River]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=MIVTkewpLhAC&pg=RA2-PA108&dq=william+pingry+vermont+baptist&hl=en&ei=jX7MTr3GNcTj0QG665mvBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=william%20pingry%20vermont%20baptist&f=false Circulars of Information of the Bureau of Education], published by United States Office of Education, Number 27, 1900, pages 107 to 108</ref>  A devout [[Baptist]], he served as for decades as a church [[deacon]], [[Sunday school]] teacher, and Sunday school superintendent.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=LsW0AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA600&dq=pingry+vermont+convention+1850&hl=en&ei=2n3MTt-VEOrV0QHX07wy&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=pingry%20vermont%20convention%201850&f=false History of the Baptists in Vermont], by Henry Crocker, Vermont Historical Society, 1913, page 600</ref>
-In 1850 Pingry was a delegate to the Vermont constitutional convention.<ref>Journal of the Constitutional Convention, published by Vermont Constitutional Convention, 1850</ref>
-From 1853 to 1860 Pingry served as Vermont's Auditor of Accounts.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=e4wUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA381&dq=william+pingry+vermont+auditor&hl=en&ei=oHPMTtnlEcXWtgeUzbnNAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false Early History of Vermont], by LaFayette Wilbur, Volume 3, 1902, page 381</ref><ref>Vermont Legislative Directory, published by Vermont Secretary of State, 1910, page 291</ref>
-In 1854 Pingry became Cashier of [[Bethel, Vermont|Bethel's]] White River Bank, serving until 1857.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=2JtQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA885&dq=william+pingry+vermont+auditor&hl=en&ei=oHPMTtnlEcXWtgeUzbnNAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=william%20pingry%20vermont%20auditor&f=false History of Windsor County, Vermont] edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich and Frank R. Holmes, 1891, pages 885 to 886</ref>
-[[Dartmouth College]] conferred an honorary [[master of arts]] degree on Pingry in 1860.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=xFROAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA140&dq=william+pingry+dartmouth+m.a.&hl=en&ei=ynXMTv--AouItwfq543ADQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=william%20pingry%20dartmouth%20m.a.&f=false General Catalogue of Dartmouth College], published by the college, 1880, page 140</ref>
-Pingry also researched and wrote a family history, 1881's ''A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Moses Pengry, of Ipswich, Mass''.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=aXpIAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=william+pingry+vermont&source=bl&ots=AYPxKcINIg&sig=PaFtMYxobjN7xnJDQsJaW4EqLS8&hl=en&ei=T3DMTt_JMYa5twebt5xm&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=william%20pingry%20vermont&f=false A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Moses Pengry, of Ipswich, Mass.], by William Morrill Pingry, 1881, pages 46 to 47</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=98PTAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA466&dq=%22pingry,+william+morrill%22&hl=en&ei=2G3MTse0HoGFtgfy39CJAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22pingry%2C%20william%20morrill%22&f=false Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography], edited by Thomas William Herringshaw, Volume 4, 1914, page 467</ref>
-He died in Perkinsville on May 1, 1885, after having contracted pneumonia.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=sKM4AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA405&dq=General+catalogue+of+Dartmouth+College+william+pingry&hl=en&ei=rETNToPICcbc0QGzx7EI&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false General Catalogue of Dartmouth College and the Associated Schools 1769-1900], prepared by Marvin Davis Bisbee, published by the college, 1900, page 405</ref><ref>Newspaper article, Perkinsville 5/1/1885, published in (Ludlow) Vermont Tribune, May 1, 1885</ref>
-==References==
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-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              = Pingry, William M.
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Pingry, William Morrill
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American politician
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = May 28, 1806
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = salisbury, New Hampshire
-| DATE OF DEATH     = May 1, 1885
-| PLACE OF DEATH    = Perkinsville, Vermont
-}}
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-[[Category:1885 deaths]]
-[[Category:State Auditors of Vermont]]
-[[Category:Vermont lawyers]]
-[[Category:People from Windsor County, Vermont]]
-[[Category:People from Salisbury, New Hampshire]]
-[[Category:Members of the Vermont House of Representatives]]
-[[Category:Vermont State Senators]]
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