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Harold John Arthur (1904-1971) —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., February
9, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1949-50; Governor of
Vermont, 1950-51; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1950 (primary), 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; American
Legion; Amvets; Farm
Bureau; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Grange; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died July 19,
1971 (age 67 years, 160
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Francis A. Crowley (1909-1980) —
of Clarkston, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Proctor, Rutland
County, Vt., May 21,
1909.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 61st District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1970.
Catholic.
Member, Lions;
Eagles; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., April 13,
1980 (age 70 years, 328
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1933
to Elma S. Wenner. |
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William Aiken Davenport (b. 1869) —
also known as William A. Davenport —
of Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Born in Wilmington, Windham
County, Vt., October
23, 1869.
Son of Stephen Tabor Davenport and Alice S. (Warner) Davenport.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1899-1900; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Franklin & Hampshire District, 1935-36; Independent
Tax Reform candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1938.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Moose;
Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1894
to Belle M. Shearer. |
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Ernest William Gibson (1901-1969) —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., March 6,
1901.
Son of Ernest
Willard Gibson and Fullerton (Hadley) Gibson.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; mathematician;
lawyer;
Windham
County State's Attorney, 1929-32; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1940-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II; Governor of
Vermont, 1947-50; U.S.
District Judge for Vermont, 1950-69.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Eagles; Phi
Delta Phi; Theta
Chi.
Died in Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., November
4, 1969 (age 68 years, 243
days).
Interment at Morningside
Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
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Philip Henderson Hoff (b. 1924) —
also known as Philip H. Hoff —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass., June 29,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1961-62; Governor of
Vermont, 1963-69; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange;
Eagles; Moose.
Still living as of 2009.
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Mortimer Robinson Proctor (1889-1968) —
also known as Mortimer R. Proctor —
of Proctor, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Proctor, Rutland
County, Vt., May 30,
1889.
Son of Fletcher
Dutton Proctor and Minnie Euretta (Robinson) Proctor.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president,
Vermont Marble Co.; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1933-39; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1937; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1941-45; Governor of
Vermont, 1945-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1948,
1952;
Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1956.
Member, Grange; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Psi
Upsilon; Eagles; Elks; Freemasons.
Died April 28,
1968 (age 78 years, 334
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Theodore Stafford (1913-2006) —
also known as Robert T. Stafford —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., August 8,
1913.
Son of Bert Linus Stafford (1877-1941) and Mabel R. (Stratton)
Stafford (1883-1976).
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Rutland
County State's Attorney, 1947-51; served in the U.S. Navy during
the Korean conflict; Vermont
state attorney general, 1955-57; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1957-59; Governor of
Vermont, 1959-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1960;
U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1961-71; resigned 1971; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1971-89; appointed 1971.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions;
Eagles; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., December
23, 2006 (age 93 years, 137
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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