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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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Ray Bentley (b. 1878) —
of Sandgate, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Sandgate, Bennington
County, Vt., September
17, 1878.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance agent; deputy
sheriff; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Sandgate, 1910.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. H. Bingham (1813-1894) —
of Stowe, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Fletcher, Franklin
County, Vt., April 15,
1813.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lamoille
County State's Attorney; delegate to
Vermont state constitutional convention, 1870; member of Vermont
state house of representatives; director, Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, Waterbury National Bank,
National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier and Wells River Railroad,
and Central Vermont Railroad;
director of the Vermont State Prison and House of Correction, 1878;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Died in Stowe, Lamoille
County, Vt., October
12, 1894 (age 81 years, 180
days).
Interment at Old Yard Cemetery, Stowe, Vt.
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Elbert Sidney Brigham (1877-1962) —
also known as Elbert S. Brigham —
of St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., October
19, 1877.
Son of Sanford Josiah Brigham and Sarah Jane (Bronson) Brigham.
Republican. Banker;
insurance executive; Vermont commissioner of agriculture,
1913-24; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1925-31; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1936.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Died in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., July 5,
1962 (age 84 years, 259
days).
Interment at St.
Albans Bay Cemetery, St. Albans, Vt.
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Luther B. Chapman (b. 1849) —
of Windham, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine, 1849.
Republican. Insurance and real
estate business; farmer; superintendent
of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Windham, 1898, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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John A. Child (b. 1829) —
of Weybridge, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Panton, Addison
County, Vt., June 20,
1829.
Republican. Farmer;
director, Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 1884-85;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Weybridge, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Clement (b. 1867) —
of Danville, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Danville, Caledonia
County, Vt., August 5,
1867.
Republican. Farmer;
insurance agent; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1923-25; member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County, 1927.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Deane Chandler Davis (1900-1990) —
also known as Deane C. Davis —
of Barre, Washington
County, Vt.; Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in East Barre, Barre town, Washington
County, Vt., November
7, 1900.
Son of Earl Russell Davis and Lois (Hillary) Davis.
Republican. Lawyer; Washington
County State's Attorney, 1926-28; superior court judge in
Vermont, 1931-36; general counsel and vice-president, National
Life Insurance Co.; director, People's National Bank of
Barre, Vt.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,
1948,
1972
(delegation chair); Governor of
Vermont, 1969-73; Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1972.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died December
8, 1990 (age 90 years, 31
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Barre, Vt.
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Weston C. Marsh (b. 1866) —
of Sheldon, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Sheldon, Franklin
County, Vt., April 19,
1866.
Republican. Farmer; merchant;
insurance agent; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1902, 1923; member of Vermont
state senate from Franklin County, 1927.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur L. Maynard (b. 1873) —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Montague, Franklin
County, Mass., February
9, 1873.
Republican. Insurance agent; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Brattleboro, 1925; member of
Vermont
state senate from Windham County, 1927.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Needham (1822-1895) —
of Groton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., May 24,
1822.
Son of James Needham (1789-1844) and Lydia (Breed) Needham
(1795-1818).
Lawyer;
farmer;
aide (with rank of Colonel) to Gov. George
S. Boutwell, 1851-53; Massachusetts
Democratic state chair, 1853; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1854; member of
Vermont
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1857-58; member of
Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1859-61; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1866-67; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1868-69; director, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co.;
trustee, John Hancock Life Insurance Co.; director,
Peterborough and Shirley Railroad.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Humane
Society.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Groton, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
20, 1895 (age 72 years, 272
days).
Interment at Groton
Cemetery, Groton, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of James Needham (1789-1844) and Lydia (Breed) Needham (1795-1818);
married, July 17,
1842, to Caroline A. Hall (1827-1879); married, October
7, 1880, to Ellen Mary Brigham (1848-1926). |
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Frank Charles Partridge (1861-1943) —
of Proctor, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in East Middlebury, Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., May 7,
1861.
Son of Charles F. Partridge and Sarah A. (Rice) Partridge.
Republican. President, Vermont Marble Co.;
president, Clarendon & Pittsford Railroad;
director and president, Proctor Trust Co.;
director, National Life Insurance Co. of Vermont; director,
Rutland Railroad
Co.; U.S. Minister to Venezuela, 1893-94; U.S. Consul General in Tangier, 1897-98; member of Vermont
state senate, 1898-1900; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1930-31.
Died in Proctor, Rutland
County, Vt., March 2,
1943 (age 81 years, 299
days).
Interment at Proctor
Cemetery, Proctor, Vt.
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William H. Rand (b. 1823) —
of Irasburg, Orleans
County, Vt.; Troy, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt., 1823.
Republican. Insurance agent; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1853, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Sidney Robinson (b. 1839) —
also known as George S. Robinson —
of Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Brownington, Orleans
County, Vt., January
15, 1839.
Republican. Postmaster;
insurance agent; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Brighton, 1888.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Robert Beck White (1893-1967) —
also known as Robert B. White —
of Plainville, Hartford
County, Conn.; East Corinth, Corinth, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., August
14, 1893.
Son of Fred C. White and Hannah Belle (Reese) White.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plainville; elected 1926,
1930.
Died, from cancer
of esophagus, in Barre City Hospital,
Barre, Washington
County, Vt., November
25, 1967 (age 74 years, 103
days).
Interment at East
Corinth Cemetery, East Corinth, Corinth, Vt.
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Eugene S. Wright (b. 1878) —
of Montgomery Center, Montgomery, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Montgomery, Franklin
County, Vt., February
26, 1878.
Republican. Insurance agent; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Montgomery, 1910.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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