William C. Plunkett

This article is about William C. Plunkett, an American politician. For William Plunkett, the British highwayman, see William Plunkett (disambiguation).

William Caldwell Plunkett
20th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office January 12, 1854 – January 4, 1855
Governor	Emory Washburn
Preceded by	Elisha Huntington
Succeeded by	Simon Brown
Personal details
Born	(1799-10-23)October 23, 1799 Lenox, Massachusetts
Died	January 19, 1884(1884-01-19) (aged 84) Adams, Massachusetts
Party	Whig

William Caldwell Plunkett (October 23, 1799 – January 19, 1884) was an American politician and industrialist who served as the 20th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1854 to 1855. He was a delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853 and served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1873. He lived in Adams, Massachusetts, for over 50 years and held many of the local offices.

He was born on October 23, 1799, in Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. He died on January 19, 1884, in Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. His father was Patrick Plunkett; his mother was Mary Robinson. He first married Achsah Brown; after her death, he married her niece, Louisa Brown, in 1839.

See also

• 1873 Massachusetts legislature

References

• Bevra Jane Pease Muirhead (1990), Judge Timothy Brown (1774–1852) Late of Elbridge, Onondage Co., NY. His Ancestry and Some of His Descendants, Eden, New York; Hamburg, New York: Artcraft Printing, Inc.