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liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation," effectively giving Union troops the go-ahead to mistreat the city's women. It had been reported that one of the contributing factors in Butler's decision to issue the order was an instance where an individual (presumably a woman) emptied a can of dirty water on Deming and
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Demings' tenure in New Orleans is best remembered for his connection to General Butler's notorious "Women Order". The order declared, "hereafter when any female shall, by word, gesture or movement, insult or show contempt for any officer or soldier of the United States, she shall be regarded and held
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in 1854. He also had unpublished writings. He also wrote the "Life of U. S. Grant", published in 1868, and written about his good friend Ulysses S. Grant, who he had great admiration for. The work had extensive sale and is considered to have been influential. His Yale
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in 1839 and began practice in New York City but devoted his time chiefly to literary work, which he took a greater interest in. At this time he was engaged with
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wrote that his writings, "abundantly attest his great fertility of intellect; his personal power as an orator was equally remarkable."
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weekly literary weekly while in New York. He published a number of his speeches, including congressional speeches, a Eulogy of
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in 1847, and would continue to be a resident of Hartford for the remainder of his life. He opened a law office in Connecticut.
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Demings died in Hartford on October 9, 1872. His death occurred at his residence. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery.
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Demings spent a large amount of time working professionally in literature and journalism. In addition to editing the
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from 1854 through 1858, and again from 1860 until his resignation in 1862, Deming again served as mayor of Hartford.
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in 1839. At Yale, he established his reputation for being a talented writer and orator.
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After resigning from the army and returning to Hartford, Deming was elected as a
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From 1849 through 1850 and again from 1859 through 1861, Deming served in the
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in 1865, and an Oration delivered at the completion of the Monument to Gen.
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Congresses (March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1867). He served as chairman of the
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in the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses. He also served on the
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Mary Shipman Deming (May 2, 1855 - November 11, 1859)
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Deming had begun his law career by practicing law in
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Deming pursued classical studies. He graduated from
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Index

Henry Champion Deming

Mathew Brady
U.S. House of Representatives
Connecticut
1st
Dwight Loomis
Richard D. Hubbard
Mayor of New Orleans
Godfrey Weitzel
James F. Miller
Mayor of Hartford
Timothy M. Allyn
Charles S. Benton
William Jas. Hamersley
Connecticut State Senate
Connecticut House of Representatives
Collector of Internal Revenue
Ulysses S. Grant
Colchester, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Republican

U.S. Representative
Connecticut
Hartford
New Orleans
Connecticut House of Representatives
collector of Internal Revenue
Colchester, Connecticut

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