Jonas Galusha

Jonas Galusha
6th Governor of Vermont
In office 1809–1813
Lieutenant	Paul Brigham
Preceded by	Isaac Tichenor
Succeeded by	Martin Chittenden
8th Governor of Vermont
In office 1815–1820
Lieutenant	Paul Brigham
Preceded by	Martin Chittenden
Succeeded by	Richard Skinner
Personal details
Born	February 11, 1753(1753-02-11) Norwich, Connecticut
Died	September 24, 1834(1834-09-24) (aged 81) Shaftsbury, Vermont
Political party	Democratic Republican
Spouse(s)	Mary Chittenden
Profession	Judge / Politician

Jonas Galusha (February 11, 1753 – September 24, 1834) was the sixth and eighth Governor of Vermont for two terms in the early 19th century.

His home

Galusha was born in Norwich, Connecticut, and migrated to Shaftsbury, Vermont, in 1775. He had a distinguished record in the American Revolution, fighting in the Battle of Bennington in 1777. He was active in the Baptist Church and served in several administrative and judicial positions in state government. In 1808, he served as a presidential elector for the Democratic-Republican candidacy of James Madison. The following year, he was elected Governor of Vermont, serving until 1813. He was both the predecessor and the successor of the Federalist Martin Chittenden, brother of Galusha's wife, Mary Chittenden. Galusha served another term as Governor from 1815 to 1820. He was later again a Presidential elector in the 1820 and 1824 elections. He died in Shaftsbury in 1834.

External links

• Jonas Galusha: A Memoir by Pliny H. White (1866)