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George Birch Abbott (1850-1908) —
also known as George B. Abbott —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brookfield, Orange
County, Vt., September
27, 1850.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Abbott and Diancy (Pickering) Abbott.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kings
County Surrogate, 1889-1901; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1907-08; died in office 1908.
Episcopalian. Member, Sigma
Phi; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, from blood
poisoning, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
10, 1908 (age 57 years, 136
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Llewelyn Sherman Adams (1899-1986) —
also known as Sherman Adams; "The Abominable No
Man"; "The Great Stone Face" —
of Lincoln, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in East Dover, Dover, Windham
County, Vt., January
8, 1899.
Son of Clyde A. Adams and Winnie Marian (Sherman) Adams.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lumberman;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1941-44; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1943-44;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1944,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1945-47; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Lincoln,
1948; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1949-53; defeated, 1946; assistant to President Dwight
D. Eisenhower, 1953-58; forced to
resign in 1958 following disclosure that he had accepted
gifts from a Boston businessman seeking preferred treatment from
federal agencies.
Episcopalian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Grange; Elks; Society
of Colonial Wars; Foresters.
Died in Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H., October
27, 1986 (age 87 years, 292
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lincoln, N.H.
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David Verner Anderson —
also known as David V. Anderson —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Republican. Vermont
state auditor of accounts, 1940-.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886) —
also known as Chester A. Arthur; Chester Abell Arthur;
"The Gentleman Boss"; "His
Accidency"; "Elegant Arthur"; "Our
Chet"; "Dude President" —
of New York.
Born in Fairfield, Franklin
County, Vt., October
5, 1829.
Son of Rev. William Arthur (1796-1875) and Malvina (Stone) Arthur
(1802-1869).
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1870-78; New York
Republican state chair, 1879-81; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1880;
Vice
President of the United States, 1881; President
of the United States, 1881-85; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1884.
Episcopalian. Member, Loyal
Legion; Psi
Upsilon; Union
League.
Died, of Bright's
disease and a cerebral
hemorrhage, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
18, 1886 (age 57 years, 44
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.; statue at Madison
Square Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married, October
25, 1859, to Ellen Lewis "Nell" Herndon
(1837-1880). |
| | | Arthur County,
Neb. is named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Chester
A. Heitman
— Chester
A. Johnson
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Chester A. Arthur: Thomas
C. Reeves, Gentleman
Boss : The Life of Chester Alan Arthur — Justus D.
Doenecke, The
Presidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A.
Arthur — George Frederick Howe, Chester
A. Arthur, A Quarter-Century of Machine Politics —
Zachary Karabell, Chester
Alan Arthur — Paul Joseph, Chester
Arthur (for young readers) |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Consuelo Northrop Bailey (1899-1976) —
also known as Consuelo N. Bailey; Consuelo Bentina
Northrop —
of South Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Fairfield, Franklin
County, Vt., October
10, 1899.
Daughter of Peter Bent Brigham Northrop (1856-1922) and Katherine M.
(Fletcher) Northrop (1870-1938).
Republican. Lawyer; Chittenden
County State's Attorney, 1927-30; member of Vermont
state senate, 1931-33; member of Republican
National Committee from Vermont, 1936-76; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1944;
member, Platform Committee, 1944;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1948;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1951-53; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1955-57; Presidential Elector for Vermont,
1956,
1972.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Beta Pi; Zonta.
Died in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., September
9, 1976 (age 76 years, 335
days).
Interment at Sheldon
Cemetery, Sheldon, Vt.
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Joel Clarke Baker (1838-1904) —
also known as Joel C. Baker —
of Danby, Rutland
County, Vt.; Wallingford, Rutland
County, Vt.; Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Danby, Rutland
County, Vt., April 16,
1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
editor; director, Rutland National Bank;
director, Rutland Street
Railway Company; member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1886.
Episcopalian.
Died in Rutland
County, Vt., 1904
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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George Lewis Balcom (1819-1900) —
also known as George L. Balcom —
of Cavendish, Windsor
County, Vt.; Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Sudbury, Middlesex
County, Mass., October
9, 1819.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1855-57; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1883-84; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1884;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 7th District, 1889-90.
Episcopalian.
Died in Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H., May 13,
1900 (age 80 years, 216
days).
Interment somewhere
in Philadelphia, Pa.
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Henry Ballard (b. 1839) —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Tinmouth, Rutland
County, Vt., April 20,
1839.
Son of Jeffrey B. Ballard and Amelia (Thompson) Ballard.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1878-79; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1884
(chair, Credentials
Committee); member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1888-89.
Episcopalian. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Newton Barber (1903-1983) —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., July 10,
1903.
Son of Orion
Metcalf Barber and Alice Mabel (Norton) Barber.
Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1939-44; member of Vermont
state senate, 1945-46.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in September, 1983
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan Barlow (b. 1785) —
of Yankee Springs Township, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Vermont, 1785.
Whig. Merchant;
farmer;
Supervisor, Yankee Springs Township, 1840; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1841, 1848.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmund Hatch Bennett (1824-1898) —
also known as Edmund H. Bennett —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt., April 6,
1824.
Son of Milo Lyman Bennett and Abigail (Hatch) Bennett.
Lawyer;
probate judge in Massachusetts, 1858; mayor of
Taunton, Mass., 1865-67; resigned 1867; law
professor.
Episcopalian.
Died January
2, 1898 (age 73 years, 271
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin Swift Billings (1862-1935) —
also known as Franklin S. Billings —
of Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., May 11,
1862.
Son of Franklin Noble Billings and Nancy (Swift) Billings.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1910-12, 1910, 1921-23; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1921-23; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1923-25; Governor of
Vermont, 1925-27; delegate to
Vermont convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Joseph Carbino's repair
shop, Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt., January
16, 1935 (age 72 years, 250
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin Swift Billings, Jr. (b. 1922) —
also known as Franklin S. Billings, Jr. —
of Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt., June 5,
1922.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in Vermont, 1955-62; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1961-66; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1963-66; superior
court judge in Vermont, 1966-75; justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1975-83; chief
justice of Vermont Supreme Court, 1983-84; U.S.
District Judge for Vermont, 1984-94; took senior status 1994.
Episcopalian. Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2001.
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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, Bennington, Vt.
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Relatives:
Married, July 18,
1925, to Katrina Roosevelt Schuyler. |
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George Briggs (b. 1844) —
of Brandon, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Brandon, Rutland
County, Vt., April 26,
1844.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Brandon, 1880; member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1888.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Howard Bryant (1877-1945) —
also known as Frederick H. Bryant —
of Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Lincoln, Addison
County, Vt., July 25,
1877.
Son of Lester A. Bryant and Mary A. (Delphy) Bryant.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Franklin County Republican Party, 1927; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1927-45;
died in office 1945.
Episcopalian. Member, Chi Psi;
Freemasons.
Died September
4, 1945 (age 68 years, 41
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carroll W. Casto (b. 1925) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., October
26, 1925.
Son of Denny L. Casto and Gertha (Tolley) Casto.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1961-64;
appointed 1960.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Sigma Kappa; Rotary.
Still living as of 1964.
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Newman Keyes Chaffee (b. 1868) —
also known as Newman K. Chaffee —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., July 4,
1868.
Republican. Lumber
dealer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Rutland city, 1910; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lemuel Chipman (1754-1831) —
of Pawlet, Rutland
County, Vt.; Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., July 25,
1754.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1792;
member of New York
state assembly, 1796-97, 1800-01 (Ontario County 1796-97, Ontario
and Steuben counties 1800-01); member of New York
state senate Western District, 1801-05.
Episcopalian.
Died in Sheldon Center, Wyoming
County, N.Y., April 28,
1831 (age 76 years, 277
days).
Interment somewhere
in Sheldon, N.Y.
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Edwin Buxton Clift (b. 1868) —
also known as Edwin B. Clift —
of Fair Haven, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Middletown Springs, Rutland
County, Vt., May 25,
1868.
Son of Crocker Josiah Clift and Mary Jane (Buxton) Clift.
Democrat. Physician;
candidate for Vermont
state house of representatives, 1902; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1906; candidate for Vermont
state auditor of accounts, 1922.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Delta
Upsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. Cramton (b. 1826) —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Tinmouth, Rutland
County, Vt., November
10, 1826.
Republican. Manufacturer;
farmer;
member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1888.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ira Walton Drew (1878-1972) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Hardwick, Caledonia
County, Vt., August
31, 1878.
Son of John Herring Drew and Fannie A. (Walton) Drew.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; osteopath;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1937-39.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
12, 1972 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Whitemarsh
Memorial Park, Prospectville, Pa.
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Harvey W. Eaton (b. 1878) —
of Bradford, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Danville, Caledonia
County, Vt., August
27, 1878.
Republican. Lumberman;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Bradford, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Franklin Edmunds (1828-1919) —
also known as George F. Edmunds —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Richmond, Chittenden
County, Vt., February
1, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1854-55, 1857-59;
Speaker
of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1857-59; member of
Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1861-62; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1865-91; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1880,
1884.
Episcopalian.
Author of Edmunds Act for suppression of polygamy in Utah, 1882.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
27, 1919 (age 91 years, 26
days).
Interment at Greenmount
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Franklin Edson (1832-1904) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Chester, Windsor
County, Vt., April 5,
1832.
Democrat. Grain commission
merchant; president, New York Produce Exchange, 1866, 1873-74; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1883-84.
Episcopalian.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
24, 1904 (age 72 years, 172
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1856
to Fanny C. Wood (granddaughter of Jethro Wood (1774-1834; inventor
of the cast-iron plow)). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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David A. Elliott (b. 1864) —
of White River Junction, Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Roxham, Quebec,
August
30, 1864.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Fairchild (1853-1929) —
also known as William H. Fairchild —
of Fairfield, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born January
31, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Fairfield, 1888.
Episcopalian.
Died May 8,
1929 (age 76 years, 97
days).
Interment at Bradley
Cemetery, Fairfield, Vt.
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Frederick Gleed Fleetwood (1868-1938) —
also known as Frederick G. Fleetwood —
of Morrisville, Morristown, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., September
27, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1900; Presidential Elector for
Vermont, 1900;
secretary
of state of Vermont, 1902-08, 1917-19; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1923-25.
Episcopalian.
Died in Morrisville, Morristown, Lamoille
County, Vt., January
28, 1938 (age 69 years, 123
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Morrisville, Morristown, Vt.
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Truman Chittenden Fletcher (b. 1845) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Underhill, Chittenden
County, Vt., October
27, 1845.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1884;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from St. Johnsbury, 1886.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest Willard Gibson (1872-1940) —
also known as Ernest W. Gibson —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Londonderry, Windham
County, Vt., December
29, 1872.
Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1906; member of Vermont
state senate, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Vermont, 1912;
Progressive candidate for Vermont
state attorney general, 1914; served in the U.S. Army during
World War I; Vermont
secretary of civil and military affairs, 1922-23; appointed 1922;
U.S.
Representative from Vermont, 1923-33 (2nd District 1923-33,
at-large 1933); U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1933-40; died in office 1940.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen;
Redmen.
Died June 20,
1940 (age 67 years, 174
days).
Interment at Morningside
Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
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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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William H. Gilmore (b. 1839) —
of Fairlee, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Fairlee, Orange
County, Vt., October
17, 1839.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Fairlee, 1878; member of Vermont
state senate from Orange County, 1882.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Harrington (b. 1866) —
of Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Charlotte, Chittenden
County, Vt., October
23, 1866.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Shelburne, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Edward Henry Holden (1872-1942) —
also known as Edward H. Holden —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt., April 7,
1872.
Son of George Belus Holden (1828-1905) and Marion Steel (Rule) Holden
(1836-1900).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
municipal judge in Vermont, 1908-18; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1925; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1927.
Episcopalian.
Died, from mediastinal
carcinoma, in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., December
21, 1942 (age 70 years, 258
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hermon Holt (1844-1934) —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt., September
7, 1844.
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1889-91; member of New
Hampshire state senate 7th District, 1895-96.
Episcopalian.
Died in Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H., November
25, 1934 (age 90 years, 79
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Street Cemetery, Claremont, N.H.
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Charles C. Hosford (b. 1880) —
of East Haven, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in East Haven, Essex
County, Vt., 1880.
Republican. Machinist;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from East Haven, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank E. Howe (b. 1870) —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Heath, Franklin
County, Mass., October
2, 1870.
Son of Edmund Perry Howe (1838-1885) and Laura A. (Worden) Howe.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Bennington, 1908, 1910;
Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1908;
Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1912-15; postmaster.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hiram A. Huse (b. 1843) —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Randolph, Orange
County, Vt., January
17, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Montpelier, 1878; Washington
County State's Attorney, 1882-83.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jefferson R. Judson (b. 1834) —
of East Arlington, Arlington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Sunderland, Bennington
County, Vt., 1834.
Republican. Merchant;
manufacturer;
postmaster;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Arlington, 1872; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1886.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Wilder Keyes (1863-1938) —
also known as Henry W. Keyes —
of Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Newbury, Orange
County, Vt., May 23,
1863.
Son of Henry
Keyes and Emma Frances (Pierce) Keyes.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer; banker;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1891-95, 1915-17;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1903-04; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1917-19; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1919-37.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died in North Haverhill, Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H., June 19,
1938 (age 75 years, 27
days).
Interment at Oxbow
Cemetery, Newbury, Vt.
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Edwin Winship Lawrence (b. 1881) —
also known as Edwin W. Lawrence —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., March 27,
1881.
Son of George Edwin Lawrence and Katherine C. (Phalen) Lawrence.
Republican. Lawyer;
general attorney, Rutland Railroad;
member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1923-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1936.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Reid Lefevre (b. 1904) —
of Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Hartsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
10, 1904.
Son of Edwin Lefevre and Martha (Moore) Lefevre.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1947-59; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1961-63.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Elks; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph G. Martin (b. 1850) —
of Brookline, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Landgrove, Bennington
County, Vt., October
8, 1850.
Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Brookline, 1908, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nicholas J. McCuen (b. 1851) —
of Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Ireland,
August
15, 1851.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Vergennes, 1888.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert William McCuen (b. 1879) —
also known as Robert W. McCuen —
of Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt., May 30,
1879.
Republican. Editor; real estate
business; lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Vergennes, 1906, 1910;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1908,
1932,
1936;
member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1912; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for Vermont, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald Holman McLean (1884-1975) —
also known as Donald H. McLean —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., March 18,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1933-45; Judge, New Jersey Court of
Errors and Appeals, 1945-48; superior court judge in New Jersey,
1948-54.
Episcopalian.
Died, in Fanny Allen Hospital,
Winooski, Chittenden
County, Vt., August
19, 1975 (age 91 years, 154
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Vail
Memorial Cemetery, Parsippany, N.J.
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Charles Otis Nason (b. 1828) —
also known as Charles O. Nason —
of Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Born in Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt., September
20, 1828.
Son of Horace Nason and Mary (Lamb) Nason.
Republican. Superintendent of wood department, John Deere Co. Plow
Works; director and treasurer, Moline Plow
Works; treasurer, People's Power
Company; mayor of
Moline, Ill., 1887-89.
Episcopalian. English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Hamilton Peabody (1852-1917) —
also known as James H. Peabody —
of Canon City, Fremont
County, Colo.
Born in Topsham, Orange
County, Vt., August
21, 1852.
Republican. Merchant;
Fremont
County Clerk, 1885-89; president, First National Bank;
president, Electric
Light Company of Canon City; mayor of Canon City; Governor of
Colorado, 1903-05, 1905; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1904.
Episcopalian.
Died November
23, 1917 (age 65 years, 94
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Canon City, Colo.
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Marsh Olin Perkins (b. 1849) —
of Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., February
7, 1849.
Republican. School
principal; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1882-84; member of
Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1888.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edward Phelps (1833-1908) —
also known as Charles E. Phelps —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Guilford, Windham
County, Vt., May 1,
1833.
Son of John Phelps (1777-1849) and Almira (Hart) Phelps (1793-1884).
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1865-69; municipal
judge in Maryland, 1882-1908.
Episcopalian.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1898 for action at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
27, 1908 (age 75 years, 240
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md.
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John W. Pitridge (b. 1842) —
of Leicester, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Brandon, Rutland
County, Vt., 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Leicester, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Albert Root (b. 1850) —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Elizabethtown, Essex
County, N.Y., January
5, 1850.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1917; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1919, 1923; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Columbus Sewell Scofield (b. 1860) —
also known as C. S. Scofield —
of Richford, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Sutton, Quebec,
1860.
Republican. Physician;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Richford, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bradley Barlow Smalley (1835-1909) —
also known as Bradley B. Smalley —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Jericho, Chittenden
County, Vt., November
26, 1835.
Son of Laura (Barlow) Smalley (1809-1879) and David
Allen Smalley.
Democrat. Lawyer;
clerk, U.S. District Court for Vermont, 1861-85; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1874, 1878;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Vermont, 1876; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Vermont, 1876
(speaker);
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1885-88.
Episcopalian.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, November
6, 1909 (age 73 years, 345
days).
Interment at Greenmount
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Charles Manley Smith (1868-1937) —
also known as Charles M. Smith —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in West Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., August 3,
1868.
Farmer;
banker;
member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1927; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1933-35; Governor of
Vermont, 1935-37.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Bankers Association.
Died in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., August
12, 1937 (age 69 years, 9
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Fred E. Smith (b. 1830) —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Northfield, Washington
County, Vt., June 11,
1830.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; manufacturer;
president, Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; member of Vermont
state senate from Washington County, 1886-88.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip B. Stewart (1865-1957) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Vermont, 1865.
Republican. Banker;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1915-16; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1915-16; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1957
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter W. Stokes (b. 1880) —
also known as W. W. Stokes —
of Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt., August
10, 1880.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate, 1933-52 (39th District 1933-44, 44th District
1945-52).
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Harrison Stowell (1840-1922) —
of Richmond,
Va.; Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., July 26,
1840.
Son of Sylvester Stowell and Fanny Chandler (Bowen) Stowell.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1871-77; Virginia
Republican state chair, 1872-73; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 1876;
founder, secretary-treasurer, Fox River Pulp
Co., Atlas Paper
Co., Duluth Iron Steel
Co.; president of Manufacturers Bank of
West Duluth, 1889-1895.
Episcopalian.
Died in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., April 27,
1922 (age 81 years, 275
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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George Marcius Viall (b. 1849) —
also known as George M. Viall —
of East Dorset, Dorset, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Dorset, Bennington
County, Vt., May 5,
1849.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1882; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Dorset, 1886, 1904, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Wells (b. 1837) —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt., December
14, 1837.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Vermont
state house of representatives from Waterbury, 1865-66; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1872-85; member of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1886; president, Burlington
Savings Bank;
director, Rutland Railroad
Company; director, Burlington Gas-Light
Company.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Willard (1824-1901) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Bolton, Chittenden
County, Vt., March 20,
1824.
Son of Allen Willard and Eliza (Barron) Willard.
Republican. Episcopal
priest; college
professor; newspaper
editor; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1857-62; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1864-73; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 3rd District,
1867-68; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1873-77.
Episcopalian.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., March 26,
1901 (age 77 years, 6
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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