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William Aiken Davenport (b. 1869) —
also known as William A. Davenport —
of Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass.
Born in Wilmington, Windham
County, Vt., October
23, 1869.
Son of Stephen Tabor Davenport and Alice S. (Warner) Davenport.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1899-1900; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Franklin & Hampshire District, 1935-36; Independent
Tax Reform candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1938.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Moose; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1894
to Belle M. Shearer. |
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Brian Dubie (born c.1959) —
of Essex Junction, Essex, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born about 1959.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,
2004,
2008;
Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 2007.
Member, Moose.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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Jay Gordon (1930-2007) —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born October
10, 1930.
Democrat. Accountant;
Vermont
state auditor of accounts, 1965-68; university
professor.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose; Elks; American
Legion.
Killed, along with his wife, in a house fire,
in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., December
4, 2007 (age 77 years, 55
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Joan Plumpton. |
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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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Thomas Paul Salmon (b. 1932) —
also known as Thomas P. Salmon —
of Vermont.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, August
19, 1932.
Democrat. Municipal judge in Vermont, 1963; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1965; Governor of
Vermont, 1973-77; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1976.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees;
American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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