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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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Samuel Howard Blackmer (1902-1951) —
also known as Samuel H. Blackmer —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., March 2,
1902.
Son of Samuel Huling Blackmer and Fanny Laura (Abbott) Blackmer.
Municipal judge in Vermont, 1929-32; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1933-35; Bennington
County State's Attorney, 1935-37; executive clerk (personal
counsel) to Gov. George
D. Aiken, 1937-38; superior court judge in Vermont, 1938-49; justice of
Vermont state supreme court, 1949-51; died in office 1951.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Rotary; Zeta
Psi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., December
25, 1951 (age 49 years, 298
days).
Interment at Old
Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vt.
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Relatives:
Married, July 18,
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Raymond Blake (1896-1984) —
of Newport, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Derby, Orleans
County, Vt., October
9, 1896.
Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1937-39, 1959; member of Vermont
state senate, 1965.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died in August, 1984
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Eugene V. Clark (b. 1919) —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
19, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1963.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1963.
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Carroll Leander Coburn (b. 1907) —
also known as Carroll L. Coburn —
of East Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in East Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., February
23, 1907.
Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1939-41; member of Vermont
state senate from Washington County, 1943-47.
Universalist.
Member, Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas F. Dwyer (1881-1936) —
of Lebanon, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Waterbury, Washington
County, Vt., November
20, 1881.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Hampshire, 1916.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Died in Lebanon, Grafton
County, N.H., March 30,
1936 (age 54 years, 131
days).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Lebanon, N.H.
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Samuel William Fishman (1913-1975) —
also known as Samuel Fishman —
of Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt., April 15,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1952;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1957-61; member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1963.
Jewish.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1975
(age about
62 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Reid Lefevre (b. 1904) —
of Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Hartsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
10, 1904.
Son of Edwin Lefevre and Martha (Moore) Lefevre.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1947-59; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1961-63.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Elks;
Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Eaton Dudley Sargent (1870-1944) —
also known as Eaton D. Sargent —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Bradford, Orange
County, Vt., August
13, 1870.
Democrat. Mayor of
Nashua, N.H., 1924-27; candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1926, 1928; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1930.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died of heart
failure while pruning an orange tree, in Crescent City, Putnam
County, Fla., March 27,
1944 (age 73 years, 227
days).
Interment at Edgewood
Cemetery, Nashua, N.H.
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Richard Arkwright Snelling (1927-1991) —
also known as Richard A. Snelling —
of Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., February
18, 1927.
Son of Dr. Walter Otheman Snelling and Marjorie (Gahring) Snelling.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1959-60, 1973-76; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1960,
1968,
1980;
chair
of Chittenden County Republican Party, 1963-66; member of Vermont
Republican State Executive Committee, 1963-66; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1964; Governor of
Vermont, 1977-85, 1991; defeated, 1966; died in office 1991;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1986.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died August
14, 1991 (age 64 years, 177
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sterry Robinson Waterman (1901-1984) —
also known as Sterry R. Waterman —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., June 12,
1901.
Son of Zeno Sterry Waterman (born 1871) and Sarah W. (Robinson)
Waterman.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1936;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1955-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Elks;
Rotary; Sphinx; Zeta
Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1984
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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