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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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Orville Samuel Basford (1848-1926) —
also known as Orville S. Basford —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Linneus, Linn
County, Mo.
Born in Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt., August
29, 1848.
Son of Samuel Basford (1808-1877) and Henrietta (Kingsbury) Basford
(1810-1889).
Republican. Methodist
minister; postmaster; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1894-95; newspaper
editor and publisher; South Dakota State Insurance Commissioner,
1907.
Methodist.
Died in Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak., October
27, 1926 (age 78 years, 59
days).
Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, Redfield, S.Dak.
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Alexander Woodruff Buel (1813-1868) —
also known as Alexander W. Buel —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Castleton, Rutland
County, Vt., December
13, 1813.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1838, 1848,
1859-60; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1848; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1843-46; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1849-51; defeated,
1850; postmaster.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 19,
1868 (age 54 years, 128
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Amos B. Carpenter (b. 1818) —
of West Waterford, Waterford, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Waterford, Caledonia
County, Vt., May 25,
1818.
Republican. Farmer;
postmaster; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Waterford, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank W. Davis (b. 1850) —
of Belvidere Corners, Belvidere, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Honeoye Falls, Monroe
County, N.Y., 1850.
Republican. Farmer;
postmaster; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Belvidere, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin Deming (b. 1828) —
of Wells River, Newbury, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Danville, Caledonia
County, Vt., September
11, 1828.
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Newbury, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank C. Denison (b. 1850) —
of Pittsford, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Rutland
County, Vt., 1850.
Merchant;
postmaster; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1886; U.S. Consul in Woodstock, 1897-1908; Fernie, 1908-14; Prescott, 1916-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Solon F. Frary (b. 1822) —
of South Strafford, Strafford, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Strafford, Orange
County, Vt., January
27, 1822.
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Strafford, 1872; member of Vermont
state senate from Orange County, 1888.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert R. Fulton (b. 1824) —
of Newbury, Orange
County, Vt.; Corinth, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Newbury, Orange
County, Vt., May 20,
1824.
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Corinth, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur H. Gleason (1865-1935) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Sag Harbor, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
25, 1865.
Son of G. Havens Gleason and Susan (Vail) Gleason.
Democrat. Grocer;
postmaster; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Vermont, 1924.
Died, while suffering from acute angina
pectoris, in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
29, 1935 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Clay Gleason (b. 1851) —
also known as Henry C. Gleason —
of Richmond, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Richmond, Chittenden
County, Vt., March 28,
1851.
Republican. Postal clerk; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Richmond, 1888.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Hammond (b. 1836) —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., May 31,
1836.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Middlebury, 1878-79;
postmaster; member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rodric R. Hathaway (b. 1836) —
of North Hero, Grand Isle
County, Vt.
Born in St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt., February
29, 1836.
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster; Grand
Isle County Clerk, 1876; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from North Hero, 1888.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank E. Howe (b. 1870) —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Heath, Franklin
County, Mass., October
2, 1870.
Son of Edmund Perry Howe (1838-1885) and Laura A. (Worden) Howe.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Bennington, 1908, 1910;
Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1908;
Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1912-15; postmaster.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Frank Jones (b. 1840) —
also known as Walter F. Jones —
of West Dover, Dover, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Dover, Windham
County, Vt., April 7,
1840.
Republican. Postmaster; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Dover, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jefferson R. Judson (b. 1834) —
of East Arlington, Arlington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Sunderland, Bennington
County, Vt., 1834.
Republican. Merchant;
manufacturer;
postmaster; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Arlington, 1872; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1886.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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James E. Kennedy (b. 1870) —
of North Williston, Williston, Chittenden
County, Vt.; Essex, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Mooers, Clinton
County, N.Y., January
6, 1870.
Democrat. Farmer; railway
station agent; postmaster; member of Vermont
state senate, 1908; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Williston, 1910; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1922; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1924;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1926.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Zophar Mack Mansur (1843-1914) —
also known as Zophar M. Mansur —
of Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Morgan, Orleans
County, Vt., November
23, 1843.
Son of Warren Mansur (1800-1885) and Jane (Morse) Mansur (1808-1891).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lost his
right arm in the battle of Opequon Creek, Virginia; lawyer;
postmaster; lumber
business; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Brighton, 1886; member of Vermont
state senate from Essex County, 1888; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1894-96; director and president, Derby Line
National Bank.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt., March 12,
1914 (age 70 years, 109
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1867
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Mark Norris (1796-1862) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peacham, Caledonia
County, Vt., 1796.
Postmaster; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1848-49.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March 6,
1862 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Willis M. Parker (b. 1858) —
of Wolcott, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Wolcott, Lamoille
County, Vt., February
5, 1858.
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Wolcott, 1888.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Adams Perkins (b. 1838) —
also known as John A. Perkins —
of Bakersfield, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Bakersfield, Franklin
County, Vt., December
1, 1838.
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Bakersfield, 1886-88.
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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Charles Seymour (b. 1821) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born in Vermont, 1821.
Son of William Ira Seymour.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster; U.S. Consul in Canton, 1884-97.
Burial
location unknown.
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Horatio Seymour (1778-1857) —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 31,
1778.
Son of Moses
Seymour and Molly (Marsh) Seymour (1752-1826).
Whig. Lawyer;
postmaster; member of Vermont
Governor's Council, 1809-14; Addison
County State's Attorney, 1810-13, 1815-19; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1821-33; candidate for Governor of
Vermont, 1836; probate judge in Vermont, 1847-56.
Died in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., November
21, 1857 (age 79 years, 174
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Middlebury, Vt.
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David K. Simonds (b. 1839) —
of Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Peru, Bennington
County, Vt., 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
postmaster; newspaper
editor; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Manchester, 1886; member of
Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Allen Smalley (1809-1877) —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., April 6,
1809.
Democrat. Lawyer;
postmaster; member of Vermont
state senate, 1843-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Vermont, 1852,
1856;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1853-57; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1856-60; U.S.
District Judge for Vermont, 1857-77; died in office 1877.
Died in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., March 10,
1877 (age 67 years, 338
days).
Interment at Greenmount
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Albert E. Stanley (b. 1833) —
of Leicester, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Leicester, Addison
County, Vt., June 4,
1833.
Republican. Farmer;
postmaster; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Leicester, 1872-74, 1882;
member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1886.
Spiritualist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert N. Swain (b. 1828) —
of Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Reading, Windsor
County, Vt., July 12,
1828.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster; delegate to
Vermont state constitutional convention, 1870; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Rockingham, 1872, 1876;
member of Vermont
state senate from Windham County, 1886.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Scott Sweeney (1851-1924) —
also known as John S. Sweeney —
of East Charleston, Charleston, Orleans
County, Vt.; Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt.
Born in Hatley, Quebec,
January
23, 1851.
Son of Francis Sweeney and Mary (Jenness) Sweeney.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant;
postmaster; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Charleston, 1888; real estate
business; banker.
Died, from cellulitis
and gangrene
of the left foot, in Brighton, Essex
County, Vt., April 14,
1924 (age 73 years, 82
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Londus F. Terrill (b. 1837) —
of Underhill, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Underhill, Chittenden
County, Vt., April 18,
1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
postmaster; merchant;
director, Burlington and Lamoille Railroad;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Underhill, 1886; member of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 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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Ernest Luther Whitney (b. 1874) —
also known as Ernest L. Whitney —
of South Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in North Dorset, Dorset, Bennington
County, Vt., June 17,
1874.
Republican. School
teacher; letter carrier; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1941-45; member of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1947.
Baptist.
Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William W. Williams (b. 1841) —
of South Albany, Albany, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Scotland,
June
21, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; mason; farmer;
postmaster; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Albany, 1888.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac Wilson (1780-1848) —
of Genesee
County, N.Y.; Batavia, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., June 25,
1780.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New York
state assembly from Genesee County, 1816-17; member of New York
state senate Western District, 1817-21; county judge in New York,
1821-23, 1830-36; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1823-24;
postmaster.
Died in Batavia, Kane
County, Ill., October
25, 1848 (age 68 years, 122
days).
Interment at East
Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, Ill.
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Smith Wright (b. 1823) —
of St. George, Chittenden
County, Vt.; Williston, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Williston, Chittenden
County, Vt., March 8,
1823.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1852-53, 1860-61, 1884 (St.
George 1852-53, 1860-61, Williston 1884); postmaster; member
of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1886.
Burial
location unknown.
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