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George David Aiken (1892-1984) —
also known as George D. Aiken —
of Putney, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Dummerston, Windham
County, Vt., August
20, 1892.
Son of Edward Webster Aiken (1860-1943) and Myra (Cook) Aiken.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1931-35; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1933-35; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1935-37; Governor of
Vermont, 1937-41; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1940;
U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1941-75.
Protestant.
Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; Odd
Fellows.
Died, following a cerebral
vascular accident (stroke),
in the Heaton House nursing
home, Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., November
19, 1984 (age 92 years, 91
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Putney, Vt.
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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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Warren Robinson Austin (1877-1962) —
also known as Warren R. Austin —
of St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Highgate Center, Highgate, Franklin
County, Vt., November
12, 1877.
Son of Chauncey Goodrich Austin and Anne Mathilda (Robinson) Austin.
Republican. Lawyer; Franklin
County State's Attorney, 1904-06; mayor
of St. Albans, Vt., 1909; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1928,
1940,
1944
(speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1931-46; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1947-53.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm Bureau; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kappa
Sigma; Rotary.
Died in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., December
25, 1962 (age 85 years, 43
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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George Henry Hamilton (b. 1883) —
of Putney, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Marlboro, Windham
County, Vt., October
10, 1883.
Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1961-.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Aylmer R. Lawson (b. 1887) —
of Coventry, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Laprairie, Quebec,
September
17, 1887.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1939; member of Vermont
state senate from Orleans County, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyman Gage Morrill (b. 1894) —
also known as Lyman G. Morrill —
of Danville, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Danville, Caledonia
County, Vt., June 25,
1894.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1941-43; member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County, 1945-47.
Baptist.
Member, Farm Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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William F. Sinclair (b. 1878) —
of Johnson, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Johnson, Lamoille
County, Vt., November
20, 1878.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1923; member of Vermont
state senate from Lamoille County, 1927.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm Bureau; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marion Weed (b. 1897) —
of West Burke, Burke, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Wheelock, Caledonia
County, Vt., January
23, 1897.
Republican. Farmer; musician;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1961-66.
Methodist.
Member, Grange;
Farm Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest Luther Whitney (b. 1874) —
also known as Ernest L. Whitney —
of South Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in North Dorset, Dorset, Bennington
County, Vt., June 17,
1874.
Republican. School
teacher; letter
carrier; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1941-45; member of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1947.
Baptist.
Member, Grange;
Farm Bureau; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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