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Moses Robinson (1741-1813) —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Hardwick, Worcester
County, Mass., March 26,
1741.
Democrat. Justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1778-80, 1782-84, 1785-88; Governor of
Vermont, 1789-90; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1791-96; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1802.
Died in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., May 26,
1813 (age 72 years, 61
days).
Interment at Old Bennington Cemetery.
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Jonathan Robinson (1756-1819) —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Hardwick, Worcester
County, Mass., August
11, 1756.
Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1789; state court judge in
Vermont, 1795; justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1801-06; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1807-15; Presidential Elector for Vermont,
1816.
Died November
3, 1819 (age 63 years, 84
days).
Interment at Old Bennington Cemetery.
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John Griffith McCullough (1835-1915) —
also known as John G. McCullough —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Newark, New Castle
County, Del., September
16, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1862-63; California
state attorney general, 1863-67; member of Vermont
state senate, 1898; Governor of
Vermont, 1902-04.
Congregationalist.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 29,
1915 (age 79 years, 255
days).
Interment at Old Bennington Cemetery.
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John Staniford Robinson (1804-1860) —
also known as John S. Robinson —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., November
10, 1804.
Democrat. Governor of
Vermont, 1853-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Vermont, 1860.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April 25,
1860 (age 55 years, 167
days).
Interment at Old Bennington Cemetery.
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Jonas Fay (1737-1818) —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Hardwick, Worcester
County, Mass., January
28, 1737.
Son of Ruth (Child) Fay and Stephen Fay (1715-1781).
Justice
of Vermont state supreme court, 1781-83.
Died in Old Bennington, Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., March 6,
1818 (age 81 years, 37
days).
Interment at Old Bennington Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Ruth (Child) Fay and Stephen Fay (1715-1781); married to Sarah
Fassett and Lydia (Warner) Safford. |
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Samuel Howard Blackmer (1902-1951) —
also known as Samuel H. Blackmer —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., March 2,
1902.
Son of Samuel Huling Blackmer and Fanny Laura (Abbott) Blackmer.
Municipal judge in Vermont, 1929-32; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1933-35; Bennington
County State's Attorney, 1935-37; executive clerk (personal
counsel) to Gov. George
D. Aiken, 1937-38; superior court judge in Vermont, 1938-49; justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1949-51; died in office 1951.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Zeta
Psi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., December
25, 1951 (age 49 years, 298
days).
Interment at Old Bennington Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married, July 18,
1925, to Katrina Roosevelt Schuyler. |
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Jonas Galusha (1753-1834) —
of Shaftsbury, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., February
11, 1753.
Farmer;
innkeeper;
Bennington
County Sheriff, 1781-87; member of Vermont
Governor's Council, 1793-98, 1801-05; justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1807-08; Presidential Elector for
Vermont, 1808,
1820,
1824,
1828;
Governor
of Vermont, 1809-13, 1815-20.
Died in Shaftsbury, Bennington
County, Vt., September
24, 1834 (age 81 years, 225
days).
Interment at Center Shaftsbury Cemetery.
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Henry Merle Bottum (1849-1921) —
also known as Henry M. Bottum —
of Shaftsbury, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Shaftsbury, Bennington
County, Vt., January
18, 1849.
Son of Norman Bottum (1822-1870) and Helen Louisa (Ranney) Bottum
(1829-1879).
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Shaftsbury, 1888.
Baptist.
Died in Shaftsbury, Bennington
County, Vt., March 17,
1921 (age 72 years, 58
days).
Interment at Center Shaftsbury Cemetery.
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