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George W. Alger (1872-1967) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., November
12, 1872.
Son of Charles J. Alger and Harriot (Murdoch) Alger.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1930 (Republican), 1932
(Independent); labor arbitrator; impartial chairman of garment
industry labor relations, 1931-35; state commissioner to
investigate mortgage guarantee companies in 1930s; special master
directing reorganization of the R.K.O. movie
company, 1937 member and chair of Motion
Picture Appeal Board, 1941 member, President's Loyalty Review
Board after World War II.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 19,
1967 (age 94 years, 158
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Shillingford Babcock (1915-1985) —
also known as Robert S. Babcock —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., July 22,
1915.
Son of Oliver M. Babcock and Martha (Shillingford) Babcock.
Republican. Rhodes
scholar; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university
professor; member of Vermont
state senate, 1951-54, 1957-58; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1952;
Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1959-61; candidate for Governor of
Vermont, 1960; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1977-81.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; American
Political Science Association.
Died in Yuma, Yuma
County, Ariz., September
1, 1985 (age 70 years, 41
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Consuelo Northrop Bailey (1899-1976) —
also known as Consuelo N. Bailey; Consuelo Bentina
Northrop —
of South Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Fairfield, Franklin
County, Vt., October
10, 1899.
Daughter of Peter Bent Brigham Northrop (1856-1922) and Katherine M.
(Fletcher) Northrop (1870-1938).
Republican. Lawyer; Chittenden
County State's Attorney, 1927-30; member of Vermont
state senate, 1931-33; member of Republican
National Committee from Vermont, 1936-76; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1944;
member, Platform Committee, 1944;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1948;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1951-53; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1955-57; Presidential Elector for Vermont,
1956,
1972.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Kappa
Beta Pi; Zonta.
Died in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., September
9, 1976 (age 76 years, 335
days).
Interment at Sheldon
Cemetery, Sheldon, Vt.
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Guy Winfred Bailey (b. 1876) —
also known as Guy W. Bailey —
of Essex Junction, Essex, Chittenden
County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Hardwick, Caledonia
County, Vt., May 7,
1876.
Son of John Winthrop Bailey and Laura (Cahill) Bailey.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1904-08; secretary of
state of Vermont, 1908-17; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
President,
University of Vermont.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Greene Wheeler Benjamin (1837-1914) —
also known as S. G. W. Benjamin —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.; Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born, of American parents, at Argos, Greece,
February
13, 1837.
Son of Nathan B. Benjamin (missionary) and Mary Gladding (Wheeler)
Benjamin (poet).
Librarian;
author;
artist;
U.S. Minister to Persia, 1883-85.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Phi Beta Kappa; American
Forestry Association; Navy
League.
Died in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., July 19,
1914 (age 77 years, 156
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, 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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Walter Henry Cleary (b. 1887) —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Lyndonville, Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
17, 1887.
Son of John Cleary and Mary Louise (McArthur) Cleary.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
superior court judge in Vermont, 1934-48; justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Buxton Clift (b. 1868) —
also known as Edwin B. Clift —
of Fair Haven, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Middletown Springs, Rutland
County, Vt., May 25,
1868.
Son of Crocker Josiah Clift and Mary Jane (Buxton) Clift.
Democrat. Physician;
candidate for Vermont
state house of representatives, 1902; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1906; candidate for Vermont
state auditor of accounts, 1922.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Delta
Upsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Tarbell Field (1876-1950) —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt., December
24, 1876.
Son of Frederic Griswold Field and Anna Melanie (Tarbell) Field.
Lawyer;
justice
of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1929-47; chief
justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1938-47.
Baptist.
Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Bar
Association; American
Historical Association; Phi Beta Kappa.
Died, in Newton-Wellesley Hospital,
Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 23,
1950 (age 73 years, 211
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyman Enos Knapp (1837-1904) —
also known as Lyman E. Knapp —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Somerset, Windham
County, Vt., November
5, 1837.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
probate judge in Vermont, 1879-82; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1884-85; Governor of
Alaska District, 1889-93.
Congregationalist.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League; Delta
Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
9, 1904 (age 66 years, 339
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Winship Lawrence (b. 1881) —
also known as Edwin W. Lawrence —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., March 27,
1881.
Son of George Edwin Lawrence and Katherine C. (Phalen) Lawrence.
Republican. Lawyer;
general attorney, Rutland Railroad;
member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1923-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Walker Mallary (1929-2011) —
also known as Richard W. Mallary —
of Fairlee, Orange
County, Vt.; Brookfield, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., February
21, 1929.
Son of Raymond DeWitt Mallary and Gertrude Slater (Robinson) Mallary.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1961-68; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1966-68; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1968;
member of Vermont
state senate, 1969-70; U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1972-75; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1974.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Died in Brookfield, Orange
County, Vt., September
27, 2011 (age 82 years, 218
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Everett Pingree (1832-1922) —
also known as Samuel E. Pingree —
of Hartford, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Salisbury, Merrimack
County, N.H., August 2,
1832.
Son of Stephen Pingree and Judith (True) Pingree.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1868;
Windsor
County State's Attorney, 1868-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1882-84; Governor of
Vermont, 1884-86; received the Medal
of Honor in 1891 for action at Lee's Mills, Virginia, April 16,
1862.
Baptist.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died June 1,
1922 (age 89 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hartford
Cemetery, Hartford, Vt.
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Charles Poletti (1903-2002) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Barre, Washington
County, Vt., July 2,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; Governor of
New York, 1942-43; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Baptist.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Phi
Beta Kappa.
First
American of Italian ancestry to serve as a Governor. During World
War II, he was a senior officer in the Allied Military Government of
occupied Italy. The New York Power Authority's plant in Astoria,
Queens, is named for him.
Died in Marco Island, Collier
County, Fla., August 7,
2002 (age 99 years, 36
days).
Interment somewhere
in Elizabethtown, N.Y.
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Barbara Weil Snelling —
also known as Barbara W. Snelling; Barbara T.
Weil —
of Vermont.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1993-96.
Female.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 1996.
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