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Samuel Prentiss (1782-1857) —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Connecticut, 1782.
Member of Vermont state legislature; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1831-42.
Died in 1857
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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Lucius Benedict Peck (1802-1866) —
also known as Lucius B. Peck —
of Vermont.
Born in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt., November
17, 1802.
Democrat. Member of Vermont state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 4th District, 1847-51; U.S.
Attorney for Vermont, 1853-57.
Died in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
28, 1866 (age 64 years, 41
days).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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Charles Wesley Willard (1827-1880) —
of Vermont.
Born in Vermont, 1827.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Vermont, 1855-57; member of Vermont state legislature;
U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1869-75.
Died in 1880
(age about
53 years).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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Eliakim Persons Walton (1812-1890) —
of Vermont.
Born in Vermont, 1812.
Republican. Member of Vermont state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1857-63.
Died in 1890
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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Stephen Thomas (1809-1903) —
of West Fairlee, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Bethel, Windsor
County, Vt., December
6, 1809.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1838-39, 1845-46, 1860-61; delegate to
Vermont state constitutional convention, 1843, 1850; probate
judge in Vermont, 1847-49; member of Vermont
state senate, 1848-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Vermont, 1848
(alternate), 1852,
1856,
1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1867-69; defeated, 1860.
Died in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., December
18, 1903 (age 94 years, 12
days).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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Daniel A. Perry (1878-1965) —
of Berlin, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Plainfield, Washington
County, Vt., May 11,
1878.
Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1919; member of Vermont
state senate from Washington County, 1923.
Baptist.
Died in Berlin, Washington
County, Vt., September
8, 1965 (age 87 years, 120
days).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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Carroll Peabody Pitkin (1851-1907) —
also known as Carroll P. Pitkin —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Vermont, December
15, 1851.
Son of Perley Peabody Pitkin (1826-1891) and Caroline Matilda
(Templeton) Pitkin (1827-1883).
Lawyer;
treasurer of foundry;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Montpelier, 1888.
Died in 1907
(age about
55 years).
Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
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Charles Albert Plumley (1875-1964) —
also known as Charles A. Plumley —
of Northfield, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Northfield, Washington
County, Vt., April 14,
1875.
Son of Frank
Plumley and Lavinia (Fletcher) Plumley.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1912-15; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1912-15; president,
Norwich University, 1920-24; U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1934-51.
Methodist.
Died in Barre, Washington
County, Vt., October
31, 1964 (age 89 years, 200
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Frank Plumley (1844-1924) —
of Northfield, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Eden, Lamoille
County, Vt., December
17, 1844.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1882; U.S.
Attorney for Vermont, 1889-94; member of Vermont
state senate, 1894; state court judge in Vermont, 1902; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1909-15.
Died April 30,
1924 (age 79 years, 135
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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William Paul Dillingham (1843-1923) —
also known as William P. Dillingham —
of Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt., December
12, 1843.
Son of Paul
Dillingham, Jr. and Julia (Carpenter) Dillingham.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Vermont
secretary of civil and military affairs, 1867, 1874-76; Washington
County State's Attorney, 1872-74; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Waterbury, 1876, 1884; member
of Vermont
state senate from Washington County, 1878-80; Governor of
Vermont, 1888-90; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1900-23; died in office 1923; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1904,
1908.
Methodist.
Died in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., July 12,
1923 (age 79 years, 212
days).
Interment at Village Cemetery.
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Paul Dillingham, Jr. (1799-1891) —
of Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Shutesbury, Franklin
County, Mass., August
10, 1799.
Democrat. Member of Vermont state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 4th District, 1843-47; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1862-65; Governor of
Vermont, 1865-67.
Died in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt., July 26,
1891 (age 91 years, 350
days).
Interment at Village Cemetery.
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Henry Fisk Janes (1792-1879) —
of Vermont.
Born in Massachusetts, 1792.
U.S.
Representative from Vermont 5th District, 1834-37; Vermont
state treasurer, 1838-41; member of Vermont state legislature.
Died in 1879
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Village Cemetery.
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