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William Tabor Abbott (b. 1868) —
also known as William T. Abbott —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Wells River, Newbury, Orange
County, Vt., February
16, 1868.
Son of Orrin S. Abbott and Ella J. (Tabor) Abbott.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920;
assistant director, U.S. Bureau of the Budget; assisted in creation
of first federal budget.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elnathan Benjamin Adams (b. 1881) —
also known as Elnathan B. Adams —
of Walworth
County, S.Dak.; Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in West Haven, Rutland
County, Vt., May 21,
1881.
Son of Benajah P. Adams and Emma S. (Benjamin) Adams.
Republican. Lawyer; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1908-10, 1914-16; Walworth
County State's Attorney, 1910-12; Fall
River County State's Attorney, 1916-20; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1932.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin Fletcher Allen (b. 1842) —
also known as Martin F. Allen —
of North Ferrisburg, Ferrisburg, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in North Ferrisburg, Ferrisburg, Addison
County, Vt., November
28, 1842.
Son of Norman Jasper Allen and Sarah (Martin) Allen.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1882-83; member of Vermont
state senate, 1890-91; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1900-02.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Interment at North
Ferrisburgh Cemetery, Ferrisburg, 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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Harrison Henry Atwood (1863-1954) —
also known as Harrison H. Atwood —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in North Londonderry, Londonderry, Windham
County, Vt., August
26, 1863.
Son of Peter Clark Atwood and Helen Marion (Aldrich) Atwood.
Republican. Architect;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1887-89, 1915, 1917-18, 1923-24,
1927-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1888
(alternate), 1892,
1904,
1908
(alternate); member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1888-89; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1895-97;
defeated, 1892 (10th District), 1918 (12th District), 1920 (12th
District).
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
22, 1954 (age 91 years, 57
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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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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John Lement Bacon (b. 1862) —
also known as John L. Bacon —
of Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt.; White River Junction, Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt., June 18,
1862.
Son of John B. Bacon and Sarah Persis (Morey) Bacon.
Republican. Banker; Orange
County Treasurer, 1884-85; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1892, 1908; Vermont
state treasurer, 1898-1906.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1888
to Lizzie Davis. |
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Orion Metcalf Barber (b. 1857) —
also known as Orion M. Barber —
of Arlington, Bennington
County, Vt.; Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Jamaica, Windham
County, Vt., July 13,
1857.
Son of Emmons Barber and Lucia A. (Pierce) Barber.
Republican. Bennington
County State's Attorney, 1886-87; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1892; member of Vermont
state senate, 1894; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Vermont, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Vermont
state auditor of accounts, 1898-1902.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Emmons Barber and Lucia A. (Pierce) Barber; married, June 30,
1898, to Alice Mabel Norton; father of Newton
Barber. |
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Cassius C. Bennett (b. 1856) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Vermont, February
4, 1856.
Republican. Banker;
member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1895-96, 1903-04.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ezra Brainerd, Jr. (b. 1878) —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., August
26, 1878.
Son of Ezra Brainerd and Frances Viola (Rockwell) Brainerd.
Republican. Lawyer;
general counsel and vice-president, First National Bank of
Muskogee; director, Farmers National Bank of
Fort Gibson; director, First National Bank of
Braggs; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1927-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Psi;
Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Harvey Branch (b. 1870) —
also known as George H. Branch —
of Grand Isle, Grand Isle
County, Vt.
Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., February
27, 1870.
Son of Walter C. Branch and Eunice (Monroe) Branch.
Republican. Physician;
Grand
Isle County Auditor; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Grand Isle, 1910; member of
Vermont
state senate from Grand Isle County, 1923; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1924.
Protestant.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
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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Mason D. Chatterton (1835-1903) —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.; Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Holly, Rutland
County, Vt., August 3,
1835.
Son of Daniel Chatterton and Betsy (Jewett) Chatterton.
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1864-69; Ingham
County Probate Judge, 1873-80; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1884;
president, Farmers' Bank,
1886-1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., October
27, 1903 (age 68 years, 85
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Okemos, Mich.
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Irving Smith Coburn (1874-1923) —
of Milton, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Enosburg, Franklin
County, Vt., August 8,
1874.
Son of Henry Coburn and Alberta (Shattuck) Coburn.
Physician;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1912; member of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1921-23; died in office 1923.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died January
20, 1923 (age 48 years, 165
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Justus Dartt (b. 1836) —
of Ascutneyville, Weathersfield, Windsor
County, Vt.; Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Weathersfield, Windsor
County, Vt., February
17, 1836.
Son of Erastus Dartt and Rebecca (Jackman) Dartt.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1874, 1878, 1880, 1902, 1904,
1910; Vermont
superintendent of education, 1880-88; member of Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1882.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1859
to Abbie Patton Knight. |
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Alexander Dunnett (b. 1852) —
also known as Alex Dunnett —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Peacham, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
29, 1852.
Son of Andrew Dunnett and Christiana (Galbraith) Dunnett.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Caledonia County Republican Party, 1882-86; Caledonia
County State's Attorney, 1886-90; member of Vermont
state senate, 1900; U.S.
Attorney for Vermont, 1906-15; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1916.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Augustus Fletcher (1835-1907) —
also known as Albert A. Fletcher —
of Bridport, Addison
County, Vt.; Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Bridport, Addison
County, Vt., August
17, 1835.
Son of Paris Fletcher and Anna (Miner) Fletcher.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1871-72; member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1882-84.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Honor.
Died in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., October
2, 1907 (age 72 years, 46
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Middlebury, Vt.
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Frank Lester Greene (1870-1930) —
also known as Frank L. Greene —
of St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., February
10, 1870.
Son of Lester Bruce Greene and Mary Elizabeth (Hoadley) Greene.
Republican. General in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,
1904
(alternate), 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1912-23; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1923-30; died in office 1930.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Grange; Rotary.
Died in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., December
17, 1930 (age 60 years, 310
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, St. Albans, Vt.
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Cornelius Solomon Palmer (b. 1844) —
also known as Cornelius S. Palmer —
of Jericho, Chittenden
County, Vt.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Underhill, Chittenden
County, Vt., November
2, 1844.
Son of Jonah Ferris Palmer and Chloe (Mead) Palmer.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1880; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1883-88; member of South
Dakota state senate 9th District, 1897-98.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Loomis Stevens (1850-1933) —
also known as John L. Stevens —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa; Boone, Boone
County, Iowa.
Born in Northfield, Washington
County, Vt., May 29,
1850.
Son of Isaac Loomis Stevens and Harriet E. (Tucker) Stevens.
Lawyer;
district attorney 11th District, 1879-86; promoter of early telephone
companies; organizer, Boone Brick and
Tile Paving
Company; district judge in Iowa 11th District, 1887-92; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1900,
1912;
delegate to Progressive National Convention from Iowa, 1912;
candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Iowa, October
23, 1933 (age 83 years, 147
days).
Interment at Ames
Municipal Cemetery, Ames, Iowa.
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