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Politician members in Vermont


  Frank Elliott Barber, Jr. (1912-1992) — also known as F. Elliott Barber — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt., June 8, 1912. Son of Frank E. Barber and Elsie (Haskell) Barber. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1944; member of Vermont state senate from Windham County, 1947-48. Universalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks. Died January 15, 1992 (age 79 years, 221 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank E. Barber and Elsie (Haskell) Barber; married, January 20, 1938, to Jeanne Freund (divorced 1945); married, July 8, 1947, to Virginia Wells.
  Mortimer Robinson Proctor (1889-1968) — also known as Mortimer R. Proctor — of Proctor, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Proctor, Rutland County, Vt., May 30, 1889. Son of Fletcher Dutton Proctor and Minnie Euretta (Robinson) Proctor. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Vermont Marble Co.; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1933-39; Speaker of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1937; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1941-45; Governor of Vermont, 1945-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1948, 1952; Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1956. Member, Grange; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Psi Upsilon; Eagles; Elks; Freemasons. Died April 28, 1968 (age 78 years, 334 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandson of Redfield Proctor (1831-1908); son of Fletcher Dutton Proctor and Minnie Euretta (Robinson) Proctor; nephew of Redfield Proctor (1879-1957); married, November 14, 1942, to Lillian Washburn Bryan. See Proctor family of Vermont.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Joseph Francis Radigan (1905-1975) — also known as Joseph F. Radigan — of Rutland, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., November 15, 1905. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1957-59; U.S. Attorney for Vermont, 1961-69. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; American Bar Association. Died in 1975 (age about 69 years). Burial location unknown.
  Robert Theodore Stafford (1913-2006) — also known as Robert T. Stafford — of Rutland, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., August 8, 1913. Son of Bert Linus Stafford (1877-1941) and Mabel R. (Stratton) Stafford (1883-1976). Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Rutland County State's Attorney, 1947-51; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; Vermont state attorney general, 1955-57; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1957-59; Governor of Vermont, 1959-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1960; U.S. Representative from Vermont at-large, 1961-71; resigned 1971; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1971-89; appointed 1971. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Eagles; Elks; Freemasons. Died in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., December 23, 2006 (age 93 years, 137 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
  Relatives: Married, October 15, 1938, to Helen Content Kelley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial

 

 


 
   
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