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Dana Reed Bailey (b. 1833) —
also known as Dana R. Bailey —
of Highgate, Franklin
County, Vt.; St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt.; Baldwin, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Montgomery, Franklin
County, Vt., April 27,
1833.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1868;
Franklin
County State's Attorney; member of Vermont
state senate, 1871-74; founder of village of Baldwin, Wis., 1871;
built the Matchless Flour Mills there, and owned three saw mills;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1878-79; St.
Croix County Commissioner, 1880-82; insurance
business; Minnehaha
County State's Attorney, 1890-95.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jasper C. Baker (b. 1845) —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.; Richford, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., 1845.
Republican. Postmaster;
wholesale dealer in flour, grain, and lumber;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Richford, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Lockland Barrett (b. 1847) —
also known as John L. Barrett —
of South Strafford, Strafford, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Strafford, Orange
County, Vt., 1847.
Republican. Miller; flour and grain business; member of
Vermont
state house of representatives from Strafford, 1888.
Free Will
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Wade Dudley (b. 1842) —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Weathersfield Bow, Weathersfield, Windsor
County, Vt., August
27, 1842.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; wounded
at the battle of Gettysburg, 1863, and lost his
right leg; Wayne
County Clerk of Courts, 1866-74; milling business; lawyer; banker;
U.S. Marshal, District of Indiana, 1879-81; U.S. Commissioner of
Pensions, 1881-85; Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1864
to Theresa Fiske. |
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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)). |
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Charles H. Fitch (b. 1846) —
of Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., August
16, 1846.
Republican. Coal,
grain, and lumber
dealer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank B. Gillett (b. 1850) —
of Jonesville, Richmond, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Richmond, Chittenden
County, Vt., November
10, 1850.
Democrat. Grain dealer; telephone
business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Richmond, 1910.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Clay Ide (1844-1921) —
also known as Henry C. Ide —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt., September
18, 1844.
Son of Jacob Ide and Lodoska (Knights) Ide.
Republican. Milling business; merchant;
banker;
lawyer;
Caledonia
County State's Attorney, 1876-78; member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County, 1882-85; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1888;
chief justice of Samoa, 1893-97; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1909-13.
Congregationalist.
Died June 12,
1921 (age 76 years, 267
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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Ervin Stephen Joslin (b. 1870) —
also known as E. S. Joslin —
of Waitsfield, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Waitsfield, Washington
County, Vt., 1870.
Republican. Meat and
grain dealer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Waitsfield, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mark P. Ladd (b. 1878) —
of Worcester, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Worcester, Washington
County, Vt., April 22,
1878.
Republican. Farmer;
miller; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Worcester, 1910.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald Malcolm McLean (b. 1862) —
also known as Donald M. McLean —
of Wheelock, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Bury, Quebec,
May
28, 1862.
Republican. Flour and feed
business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Wheelock, 1910.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry St. John (1783-1869) —
of Seneca
County, Ohio.
Born in Washington
County, Vt., July 16,
1783.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; farmer;
miller; merchant;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1843-47.
Died in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, May, 1869
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alonzo E. Salisbury (d. 1858) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Vermont.
Stagecoach
driver; miller; member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1856.
First burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Died October
4, 1858.
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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George Shorey (b. 1840) —
of Lyndonville, Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
21, 1840.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; grain
merchant; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Lyndon, 1910.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chauncey S. Skinner (b. 1850) —
of Barton Landing, Barton, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Newport, Orleans
County, Vt., February
1, 1850.
Republican. Flour and grain dealer; lumber
business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Barton, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Safford Walbridge (1802-1868) —
also known as David S. Walbridge —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., July 30,
1802.
Son of David Walbridge (1769-1829) and Isabel (Brush) Walbridge
(1771-1804).
Republican. Hardware
merchant; miller; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1849-50; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1855-59; postmaster.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., June 15,
1868 (age 65 years, 321
days).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Charles A. Wells (1850-1934) —
of Victory, Essex
County, Vt.; Concord, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Monson, Piscataquis
County, Maine, October
27, 1850.
Son of James Wells and Sarah (Dexter) Wells.
Republican. Farmer; lumberman;
miller; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Victory, 1910.
Protestant.
Died, of general
arteriosclerosis, in Concord, Essex
County, Vt., December
29, 1934 (age 84 years, 63
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Burt Henry Wood (b. 1869) —
also known as Burt H. Wood —
of East Georgia, Georgia, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Georgia, Franklin
County, Vt., July 10,
1869.
Republican. Miller; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Georgia, 1910.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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