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William Henri Adams (1899-1989) —
also known as William H. Adams —
of Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt., May 9,
1899.
Son of Benjamin H. Adams and Cora J. (Ackerman) Adams.
Republican. School principal; lawyer;
member of Vermont
Republican State Committee, 1926; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Chelsea, 1929; Vermont
Republican state chair, 1931.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Sons
of Union Veterans; Phi
Kappa Delta.
Died May 18,
1989 (age 90 years, 9
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John E. Allen (b. 1866) —
of Westford, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Westford, Chittenden
County, Vt., 1866.
Republican. Farmer; surveyor;
superintendent of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Westford, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dana Reed Bailey (b. 1833) —
also known as Dana R. Bailey —
of Highgate, Franklin
County, Vt.; St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt.; Baldwin, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Montgomery, Franklin
County, Vt., April 27,
1833.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1868;
Franklin
County State's Attorney; member of Vermont
state senate, 1871-74; founder of village of Baldwin, Wis., 1871;
built the Matchless Flour Mills
there, and owned three saw mills;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1878-79; St.
Croix County Commissioner, 1880-82; insurance
business; Minnehaha
County State's Attorney, 1890-95.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edna Louisa Beard (1877-1928) —
also known as Edna L. Beard —
of Orange, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Chenoa, McLean
County, Ill., July 25,
1877.
Daughter of Royal Edson Beard (1845-1912) and Flora (Curtiss) Beard
(1849-1920).
School teacher; superintendent of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1921-22; member of Vermont
state senate from Orange County, 1923-24.
Female.
Congregationalist.
First
woman member of the Vermont legislature.
Died in Orange, Orange
County, Vt., September
18, 1928 (age 51 years, 55
days).
Interment at Orange
Center Cemetery, Orange, Vt.
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Stephen M. Bowles (b. 1851) —
of Woodford, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Woodford, Bennington
County, Vt., September
10, 1851.
Republican. School teacher; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Woodford, 1894, 1908, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nelson L. Boyden (b. 1836) —
of Randolph, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Barnard, Windsor
County, Vt., July 19,
1836.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; Orange
County State's Attorney, 1871-72, 1875-76; member of Vermont
state senate from Orange County, 1882; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Randolph, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Albert Bunker (b. 1840) —
also known as Charles A. Bunker —
of Peacham, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Barnstead, Belknap
County, N.H., July 21,
1840.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County, 1886-88.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester Warren Burbank (b. 1866) —
also known as Lester W. Burbank —
of Cabot, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Walden, Caledonia
County, Vt., October
1, 1866.
Republican. Physician;
superintendent of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Cabot, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Justus Dartt (b. 1836) —
of Ascutneyville, Weathersfield, Windsor
County, Vt.; Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Weathersfield, Windsor
County, Vt., February
17, 1836.
Son of Erastus Dartt and Rebecca (Jackman) Dartt.
Republican. School teacher; farmer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1874, 1878, 1880, 1902, 1904,
1910; Vermont
superintendent of education, 1880-88; member of Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1882.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1859
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William Henry Fairchild (1853-1929) —
also known as William H. Fairchild —
of Fairfield, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born January
31, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer;
superintendent of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Fairfield, 1888.
Episcopalian.
Died May 8,
1929 (age 76 years, 97
days).
Interment at Bradley
Cemetery, Fairfield, Vt.
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William Elisha Fiske (b. 1859) —
also known as William E. Fiske; William Elisha
Fisk —
of Woodbury, Washington
County, Vt.; Barre town, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Woodbury, Washington
County, Vt., April 27,
1859.
Republican. Farmer;
school teacher; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1888, 1910 (Woodbury 1888, Barre
town 1910).
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Solomon Foot (1802-1866) —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Cornwall, Addison
County, Vt., November
19, 1802.
Whig. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1833, 1836-38; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1838; delegate to
Vermont state constitutional convention, 1836; U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1843-47; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1851-66; died in office 1866.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 28,
1866 (age 63 years, 129
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Charles Winslow Gates (1856-1927) —
also known as Charles W. Gates —
of Franklin, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Franklin, Franklin
County, Vt., January
12, 1856.
Son of Harrison Gates and Loena Rebecca (Shedd) Gates.
Republican. Farmer;
school teacher; merchant;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1899-1900; member of Vermont
state senate, 1901-02; Governor of
Vermont, 1915-17; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1916; founder and president, Franklin Telephone
Co.
Congregationalist.
Died in Franklin, Franklin
County, Vt., July 1,
1927 (age 71 years, 170
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Franklin, Vt.
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Ernest William Gibson (1901-1969) —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., March 6,
1901.
Son of Ernest
Willard Gibson and Fullerton (Hadley) Gibson.
Republican. School teacher; athletic
coach; mathematician;
lawyer;
Windham
County State's Attorney, 1929-32; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1940-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II; Governor of
Vermont, 1947-50; U.S.
District Judge for Vermont, 1950-69.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles; Phi
Delta Phi; Theta
Chi.
Died in Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., November
4, 1969 (age 68 years, 243
days).
Interment at Morningside
Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
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William Louis Hammond (b. 1895) —
also known as William L. Hammond —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., June 25,
1895.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1945-47.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Warren Joel Howard (b. 1876) —
also known as W. J. Howard —
of Roxbury, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Tully, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
22, 1876.
Republican. Physician;
superintendent of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Roxbury, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marshall Otis Howe (b. 1832) —
of Newfane, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Wardsboro, Windham
County, Vt., October
4, 1832.
Son of Otis Howe (1793-1872) and Sally (Marsh) Howe.
Farmer;
superintendent of schools; justice of the peace; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1882.
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman L. Mattison (b. 1851) —
of Glastenbury, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Glastenbury, Bennington
County, Vt., April 19,
1851.
Republican. Farmer;
superintendent of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Glastenbury, 1882, 1888,
1894, 1902, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dennis H. McHugh (b. 1862) —
of Weybridge, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Weybridge, Addison
County, Vt., October
12, 1862.
Republican. School teacher; bookkeeper;
farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Weybridge, 1910.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Wesley Miller (b. 1869) —
of Bethel, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Roxham, Quebec,
March
31, 1869.
Democrat. Minister;
superintendent of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Bethel, 1908, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Bailey Parker (b. 1885) —
Born in West Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., January
7, 1885.
School teacher; accountant;
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Nogales, 1909; Mazatlan, 1909-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marsh Olin Perkins (b. 1849) —
of Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., February
7, 1849.
Republican. School principal; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Windsor, 1882-84; member of
Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1888.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jane Wall Purcell —
also known as Mrs. Richard Purcell —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Swanton, Franklin
County, Vt.
Democrat. School teacher; accountant;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1940.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Katherine Branch Tudhope (1903-1982) —
also known as Katherine B. Tudhope —
of North Hero, Grand Isle
County, Vt.
Born in Grand Isle, Grand Isle
County, Vt., June 13,
1903.
Republican. School teacher; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1945; member of Vermont
state senate from Grand Isle County, 1947; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1948.
Female.
Methodist.
Died in June, 1982
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Harrison Varney (b. 1839) —
also known as William H. H. Varney —
of East Charlotte, Charlotte, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Charlotte, Chittenden
County, Vt., August
21, 1839.
Republican. Physician;
superintendent of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Charlotte, 1888.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Franklin Walker (b. 1865) —
of Fair Haven, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Benson, Rutland
County, Vt., January
24, 1865.
Son of Franklin William Walker and Elvira A. (Sherman) Walker.
Republican. School teacher; banker;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1898; member of Vermont
state senate, 1908.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred L. Webster (b. 1876) —
of Swanton, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in Franklin, Franklin
County, Vt., July 21,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superintendent of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Swanton, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Leon Wells (b. 1883) —
also known as G. L. Wells —
of Wardsboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Hardwick, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
29, 1883.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; clergyman;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Wardsboro, 1910.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Edwin Wheelock (b. 1844) —
also known as John E. Wheelock —
of Milton, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Milton, Chittenden
County, Vt., May 1,
1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
principal; lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Milton, 1888.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Henry Franklin Whitney (b. 1849) —
also known as Henry F. Whitney —
of Marlboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Marlboro, Windham
County, Vt., June 9,
1849.
Republican. Farmer;
superintendent of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Marlboro, 1910.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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