Individual Details

Thomas Wetmore

(20 Sep 1767 - 22 Mar 1828)

a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick. He served as lieutenant-colonel in the militia.

Events

Birth20 Sep 1767Rye, Westchester, New York, British America
Event1783New Brunswick
Event1790New Brunswick
EventBef 1793New Brunswick
Marriage17 Mar 1793Gagetown, Queens, New Brunswick, British North America - Sarah Peters
Event1809New Brunswick
Event1817New Brunswick
Death22 Mar 1828Kingsclere, New Brunswick, British North America

Families

SpouseSarah Peters (1769 - 1827)
ChildGeorge Ludlow Wetmore ( - )
ChildSarah Wetmore (1802 - 1886)
FatherTimothy Wetmore (1729 - 1820)
MotherJane Clement Haviland (1738 - )

Notes

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He came to New Brunswick after the American Revolution in 1783, first settling at Carleton (later Saint John) and then Gagetown.

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Wetmore studied law with Ward Chipman and was admitted to the bar in 1790. He was named clerk for the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and registrar of deeds for Carleton County.

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Thomas Wetmore moved from New York (bef. 1793) to New Brunswick as a United Empire Loyalist.

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He was appointed Attorney General of New Brunswick in 1809. (source: Noreen Wetmore)

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Wetmore was named to the province's ruling Council in 1817. He also served as justice of the peace for York County.