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Politicians in Real Estate and Development in Vermont


  Charles Tyler Bean (1851-1914) — also known as Charles T. Bean — of Newport, Orleans County, Vt. Born in Coventry, Orleans County, Vt., April 24, 1851. Son of Silas Bean and Sophronia (Thrasher) Bean. Republican. Deputy sheriff; railway conductor; real estate business; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Newport, 1910. Died, from heart disease, in Newport, Orleans County, Vt., November 15, 1914 (age 63 years, 205 days). Interment at East Main Street Cemetery, Newport, Vt.
  Relatives: Married to Lillian A. Rowell (1852-1938).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  George W. Clark (b. 1846) — of Morrisville, Morristown, Lamoille County, Vt. Born in Hyde Park, Lamoille County, Vt., June 10, 1846. Republican. Real estate business; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Morristown, 1910. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  Alvan Kidder (1801-1871) — of Randolph, Norfolk County, Mass.; Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Randolph, Orange County, Vt., February 12, 1801. Son of John Kidder (1772-1813) and Ruth (Mann) Kidder (1779-1834). Democrat. Manufacturer; merchant; real estate business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1835. Died in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., November 18, 1871 (age 70 years, 279 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Kidder (1772-1813) and Ruth (Mann) Kidder (1779-1834); nephew of Lyman Kidder; first cousin once removed of Silas Wright, Jr.; married, July 24, 1823, to Betsey Mann; second cousin of Francis Kidder; first cousin of Ira Kidder and Jefferson Parish Kidder; fourth cousin of Arba Kidder and Joseph Souther Kidder; second cousin twice removed of Harley Walter Kidder. See Kidder family of Vermont.
  Robert William McCuen (b. 1879) — also known as Robert W. McCuen — of Vergennes, Addison County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Vergennes, Addison County, Vt., May 30, 1879. Republican. Editor; real estate business; lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Vergennes, 1906, 1910; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1908, 1932, 1936; member of Vermont state senate from Addison County, 1912; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Vermont, 1932. Episcopalian. Burial location unknown.
  Richard Franklin Pettigrew (1848-1926) — also known as Richard F. Pettigrew — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Ludlow, Windsor County, Vt., July 23, 1848. Son of Andrew Pettigrew and Hannah B. (Sawtelle) Pettigrew. Lawyer; surveyor; real estate business; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1872; member Dakota territorial council, 1877-79, 1885-86; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1881-83; defeated, 1882; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1889-1901; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1904, 1908. Member, Freemasons. Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., October 5, 1926 (age 78 years, 74 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Married, February 27, 1879, to Bessie V. Pittare.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  C. F. Porter (b. 1861) — of Wilmot, Roberts County, S.Dak. Born in New Haven, Addison County, Vt., October 24, 1861. Republican. Farm implement dealer; banker; real estate business; member of South Dakota state senate 34th District, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  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.
  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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