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Samuel Shethar Phelps (1793-1855) —
of Vermont.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 13,
1793.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Vermont
state legislature; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1839-51, 1853-54.
Died in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., March 25,
1855 (age 61 years, 316
days).
Interment at West Cemetery.
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Horatio Seymour (1778-1857) —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 31,
1778.
Son of Moses
Seymour and Molly (Marsh) Seymour (1752-1826).
Whig. Lawyer; postmaster;
member of Vermont
Governor's Council, 1809-14; Addison
County State's Attorney, 1810-13, 1815-19; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1821-33; candidate for Governor of
Vermont, 1836; probate judge in Vermont, 1847-56.
Died in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., November
21, 1857 (age 79 years, 174
days).
Interment at West Cemetery.
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John Wolcott Stewart (1825-1915) —
also known as John W. Stewart —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., November
24, 1825.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Middlebury, 1856-57, 1864-67,
1876; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1865-67, 1876;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1860;
member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1861-62; Governor of
Vermont, 1870-72; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1883-91; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1908.
Congregationalist.
Died in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., October
29, 1915 (age 89 years, 339
days).
Interment at West Cemetery.
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William Slade (1786-1859) —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Cornwall, Addison
County, Vt., May 9,
1786.
Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1812,
1820;
secretary
of state of Vermont, 1815-23; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1831-43; Governor of
Vermont, 1844-46.
Died in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., January
16, 1859 (age 72 years, 252
days).
Interment at West Cemetery.
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James Meacham (1810-1856) —
of Vermont.
Born in Vermont, 1810.
U.S.
Representative from Vermont, 1849-56 (3rd District 1849-53, 1st
District 1853-56); died in office 1856.
Died in 1856
(age about
46 years).
Interment at West Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Daniel Chipman (1765-1850) —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.; Ripton, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
22, 1765.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Vermont state constitutional convention, 1793, 1814, 1836,
1843, 1850; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1798-1808, 1812-14, 1818, 1821;
Speaker
of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1813-14; member of
Vermont
Governor's Council, 1808; U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1815-16.
Died in Ripton, Addison
County, Vt., April 23,
1850 (age 84 years, 183
days).
Interment at West Cemetery.
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Albert Augustus Fletcher (1835-1907) —
also known as Albert A. Fletcher —
of Bridport, Addison
County, Vt.; Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Bridport, Addison
County, Vt., August
17, 1835.
Son of Paris Fletcher and Anna (Miner) Fletcher.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1871-72; member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1882-84.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Honor.
Died in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., October
2, 1907 (age 72 years, 46
days).
Interment at West Cemetery.
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Elbridge G. Gale (1811-1885) —
of Genesee
County, Mich.
Born February
2, 1811.
Republican. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1853-54; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1861-62.
Died November
3, 1885 (age 74 years, 274
days).
Interment at West Cemetery.
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Joseph Battell (1839-1915) —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., July 15,
1839.
Son of Philip Battell (born 1807) and Emma Hart (Seymour) Battell
(1809-1841).
Republican. Author; farmer;
member of Vermont
state senate, 1876; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Middlebury, 1910.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
23, 1915 (age 75 years, 223
days).
Interment at West Cemetery.
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William Hazlett Upson (1891-1975) —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Glen Ridge, Essex
County, N.J., September
26, 1891.
Son of William Ford Upson (1857-1930) and Grace (Hazlett) Upson
(1861-1911).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; writer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1956.
Died in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., February
5, 1975 (age 83 years, 132
days).
Interment at West Cemetery.
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Frederick Enoch Woodbridge (1818-1888) —
also known as Frederick E. Woodbridge —
of Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt., August
28, 1818.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1849; Vermont
state auditor of accounts, 1850-53; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1857-58; member of Vermont
state senate, 1860-61; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1863-69.
Died in Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt., April 25,
1888 (age 69 years, 241
days).
Interment at Prospect Cemetery.
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William Russell Warner (1871-1936) —
also known as William R. Warner —
of Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Bridport, Addison
County, Vt., July 7,
1871.
Son of Joseph Almon Warner (1831-1900) and Isabelle (Taylor) Warner
(1847-1921).
Republican. Druggist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1912.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt., September
4, 1936 (age 65 years, 59
days).
Interment at Prospect Cemetery.
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